# Highly Targeted Individuals **Domain:** Cybersecurity / Threat Modeling / Mobile Security **Doc Type:** Risk-Category Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **Highly targeted individuals** are people whose public role, access, relationships, information or influence creates an elevated likelihood of sophisticated, persistent or state-linked digital targeting. ## CISA Context [[wiki/Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency|CISA's]] 2024 [[wiki/Mobile Communications Best Practice Guidance|mobile guidance]] addresses senior government and political figures and other highly targeted individuals. The category concerns threat exposure and adversary interest; it is not itself proof that a particular person or device has been compromised. ## See Also [[wiki/Attack Surface|Attack Surface]], [[wiki/Threat Modeling|Threat Modeling]], [[wiki/Commercial Spyware|Commercial Spyware]], [[wiki/Operational Security|Operational Security]]