Recognize impersonation
Question fake agents, sponsors, technical support and AI-generated messages.
Cybersecurity education for sports organizations
Athlete Digital Defense
Help players and families spot impersonation, protect personal accounts and know who to call when something goes wrong.
For professional sports, college athletics, agencies and athlete advisors. No league or team affiliation is implied.
Practice the decisions a personal cyber incident demands.
Fake sponsors, urgent payment requests and compromised accounts can affect athletes and their trusted contacts. Scenarios help participants pause, verify and use the organization's approved support channels.
Verify independently
Use known contact details, callbacks and a family verification plan.
Protect key accounts
Prioritize email, social, financial, mobile and recovery settings.
Respond promptly
Preserve relevant information and involve the right security, legal and support contacts.
Tools to use after the workshop
- Account-protection checklist and recovery worksheet
- Family verification and trusted-contact plan
- Cyber incident action card
- Optional staff briefing and team escalation plan
Scenarios require no device inspections, account access, passwords, MFA codes or device agents. Participants are not asked to share personal incidents publicly.
Choose the format
60 minutesKeynote briefing
90 minutesInteractive player-and-family workshop
Half-day or seriesSeparate player, family and staff sessions
Speaker experience, sources and program limits
Douglas Peters has worked professionally in cybersecurity since 2013 and at the principal threat-hunting level since 2017. View the professional background.
Public sources include FBI warnings about financial-support impersonation and malicious impersonation campaigns, plus NFL Total Wellness's support overview.
DarkWater is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NFL, any league or team. Education supports, and does not replace, the organization's cybersecurity, legal, financial, security, medical or crisis-response functions.
Plan a session for your players and staff.
Share the audience, date and format. Scope, fee and recording terms are agreed in writing.