A 2025 snapshot of the exposure of more than 10,000 C-suite executives in the USA across different sectors and roles, and how compromised privacy impacts cyber and physical security. The numbers tell a troubling story: 93% of C-suite executives have... Read More
Enterprise digital executive protection pioneer among five innovative startups chosen as part of a new Security Solutions-focused program to support accelerated cybersecurity and fraud prevention innovation Bethesda, MD- July 1st, 2025 – VanishID, the first agentic AI-powered digital executive protection service... Read More
By Frank Duff, Tidal Cyber and Matt Polak, Vanish ID Last year we started writing about how threat actors are using AI to lower the barriers to entry. Since then, we’ve seen an uptick in this trend, especially when it comes to writing much more... Read More
Written by Eduard Kovacs, managing editor at SecurityWeek. Picnic Corporation announced on Tuesday that it has rebranded to VanishID and it has raised $10 million in funding. VanishID has developed a solution designed to provide online protection to executives and employees. Similar... Read More
Written by Raman Khanna, Managing Director, Dell Technologies Capital Imagine this: A trusted finance exec at a mid-size public company receives a seemingly normal email from their CEO. It’s referencing a real offsite from last week and includes a PDF attachment with... Read More
In this episode of CyberBytes: The Podcast, Joseph Cooper was joined by Matt Polak, Founder and CEO of VanishID. VanishID is revolutionizing how organizations defend against social engineering by proactively identifying and removing the publicly available personal information that threat... Read More
Armed with investment from Dell Technologies Capital, agentic AI-powered digital executive protection leader prepares for its next stage of growth Washington, DC – April 22, 2025 – VanishID, the leader in agentic AI-powered digital executive protection for enterprises, today announced its rebrand... Read More
This guide will help you: Frame the problem for your stakeholders Understand the different solutions available to your organization Avoid common pitfalls when choosing a PII removal service Understand the long-term considerations of your selection Understand when VanishID is the... Read More
Robert M. Lee, a recognized cybersecurity authority and CEO of Dragos, volunteered for a live hacking demonstration sponsored by VanishID (formerly Picnic). Despite his expertise (he was named Security Executive of the Year for 2022 by SC Media), ethical hacker... Read More
Data brokers make more than 93% of U.S. Chief Executives’ home addresses visible Washington, DC – March 5, 2025 – Digital executive protection leader VanishID (formerly Picnic) today released a summary report, “Digital Privacy Snapshot: Leadership at Risk,” revealing that U.S. chief... Read More
/ In the News / By VanishID In this short interview by NewsByte.Tech published on HackerNoon, Matt answers the following questions: What is your company in 2–5 words? Why is now the time for your company to exist? What do you love about... Read More
/ In the News / By VanishID Demo by Rachel Tobac at Elevate Festival In this video, Rachel Tobac, CEO of Social Proof Security and a member of Picnic’s Board of Advisors, demonstrates how threat actors use exposed personally identifiable information available on data brokers,... Read More
/ Press Releases / By VanishID WASHINGTON, D.C., October 2nd, 2024 — Picnic Corporation (D.B.A. VanishID), a leading provider of privacy as a turnkey managed service for the enterprise, today announced the appointment of Lior Shamir to lead the go-to-market team. In this role,... Read More
Whether you are a cybersecurity professional, a product marketer, or a cybersecurity start-up founder, you will find this episode of Picnic Podcast Interviews very insightful. On this occasion, Matt Polak (Founder & CEO of Picnic) interviews Jason Cenamor, Founder & Chief... Read More
If you are a GRC professional or a Cybersecurity practitioner, you will find this episode of Picnic’s Podcast Interviews very timely and relevant. Matt Polak, CEO of Picnic, hosts a panel discussion with guests Tom Kemp and David Ross. Tom is the author of... Read More
We are thrilled to share with you a podcast interview with Lt. General (ret.) Charles Moore, also known as “Tuna.” Tuna is a former F-16 Pilot (hence the callsign), Squadron Group Commander, Wing Commander, and former Deputy Commander of the US... Read More
/ Press Releases / By VanishID WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S., April 22, 2024 — Picnic Corporation, a pioneer in cybersecurity innovation, today announced the launch of its groundbreaking Human Risk API. This technology offers a unique solution for security teams, enabling the seamless integration... Read More
Ben Andreas, VP of Managed Services at Picnic, offers a demo of the digital risk protection services (DRPS) platform to the attendees of UniCon24, a virtual day-long event hosted by Scythe and sponsored by Picnic. Read More
In this session, recorded on 02/05/2024, Picnic and Scythe joined forces to offer a perspective on prevention that spans the entire kill chain. Learn how attackers conduct target reconnaissance pre-access by leveraging OSINT and exploiting human vulnerabilities. Discover how emulating... Read More
If you want to learn about Picnic and how we protect the human attack surface with digital risk protection services, this is the webinar to watch. Matt Polak, CEO and founder of Picnic, explains the rationale behind Picnic’s approach to... Read More
Jason Nations is the Director of Enterprise Security at OG&E. A seasoned IT and OT security executive, Jason highlights in this video interview the high value and easy uptake and execution of including VanishID (formerly dba Picnic) in his data... Read More
Howard Miller is the CIO at UCLA Anderson School of Management. He has been a VanishID customer since 2023 and, in this video, shares the challenges VanishID helps to solve and the value that the service brings to his organization’s... Read More
Download PDF Incident Name: Okta October 2023 Breach Date of Incident: 2nd – 18th October 2023 Summary: Okta, a well-known identity and authentication provider based in the US, suffered a data breach in October 2023. On October 20, 2023, Okta released details... Read More
Download PDF Incident Name:Â 23andMe October 2023 Credential Stuffing Attack Date of Incident:Â October 2nd, 2023 Summary: 23andMe is a biotechnology company based in California. They provide genetic testing to customers, offering details on their ancestors and genetic health data. On October... Read More
