Tesla CEO Elon Musk travels with a security entourage. Josh Edelson/Getty Images Tesla's security spending for Elon Musk rose to $4.8 million in 2025, up from $2.8 million in 2024. The costs for Musk's protection rose amid growing threats to high-profile executives. Musk wrote in a post on X in September that he "definitely" needs to "enhance security." Tesla's bill for Elon Musk's security has gotten a whole lot more expensive. The EV giant spent about $4.8 million on Musk's security in 2025, up from $2.8 million the year before, according to Tesla's latest 10K SEC filing, as concerns about threats to high-profile executives continue to grow. Tesla's spending on Musk's security through to February more than doubled to $1.3 million from $500,000 in the same period a year earlier. This is not the total cost of Musk's security — his other companies, including SpaceX and xAI, also pay for some of it as part of efforts to manage risks tied to his high profile.…