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
Raise the Bar as Attackers Lower the Barrier to Entry Read More
Let’s talk about a reality that keeps security teams up at night: your CEO is likely the most exposed person in your organization. The Visibility Paradox Today’s business leaders face
CEO Protection: Securing the Most Targeted People in Your Organization 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
DTC’s VanishID Investment: Personal Exposure is Corporate Risk Read More
We are thrilled to announce that Picnic Corporation is now doing business as VanishID. Why the Change? As our company has evolved, our work increasingly involves non-security employees and executives
Picnic is now VanishID Read More
Introduction The overwhelming prevalence of data breaches, exposed credentials, and the visibility of personal information underscores an urgent need for enhanced digital security measures tailored for executive protection. The security
VanishID Executive Digital Privacy Snapshot: Leadership at Risk Read More
Scammers are getting smarter, and their tactics more sophisticated. They don’t just go after businesses or high-profile individuals anymore—they target everyday people, often during their most vulnerable moments. We recently
Safe at Work, Safe at Home: The Case for Extending Digital Protection to Families Read More
There is campaign that is catching a lot of eyeballs right now as a write this blog. It’s a neat use of technology and marketing masterstroke. If you missed it,
AI scambaiters against scammers are a painkiller but are not the antidote Read More
The first page of Google search results about you is a lot scarier than the dark web. But news organizations and some security vendors love to scare people about the
The first page of Google search results about you is a lot scarier than the dark web Read More
Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are like sailing captains navigating their organizations through treacherous waters. The threats are ever-changing, and the stakes are incredibly high. Shifting winds sometimes originate from
Reactive vs. Proactive Security Controls: Why CISOs Must Shift Focus Read More
In an era where digital footprints are left everywhere, the recent unveiling of “The Mother of All Breaches” has sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity community. This extensive data breach, affecting
The Mother of All Breaches: What You Need to Know and How to Stay Safe Read More
Customer service centers, commonly known as call centers and IT support teams, often referred to as help desks, are becoming an increasingly popular target for threat actors to infiltrate organizations
LinkedIn has become an essential tool for professionals to network, share knowledge, and seek career opportunities. Yet, like any popular platform, it has become a fertile ground for threat actors
Impersonation on LinkedIn: Recognizing the Top 10 Telltale Signs of Threat Actors Read More
NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, and HASP frameworks In today’s digital world, the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats poses significant challenges for organizations. Two major concerns are social engineering and credential
Protecting Against Social Engineering and Credential Stuffing Read More
Social engineering attacks are one of the most commonly used methods for cyber criminals to gain access to sensitive data and information. Recent advances in generative AI have enabled threat
How Threat Actors Exploit Generative AI For Social Engineering and Credential Compromise Read More
Cybercriminals are always looking for ways to exploit the exposed personal data of high-value targets to breach companies. High-value targets (HVTs) are those individuals within an organization who have access
How to Proactively Protect Your Organization’s High-Value Targets Read More
The spotlight in the fight against cybercrime continues to be an often overlooked yet pivotal factor – the human element. A profound understanding of this dimension is vital for safeguarding
We all know that the cybersecurity vendor landscape is extensive and looks complex. Although there is a gap in cybersecurity talent worldwide, there’s certainly no lack of products in the
VanishID joins the Tidal Product Registry™ Read More
As specialists in human attack surface protection, we at VanishID know all too well the importance of preventing the exploitation of exposed personally identifiable information (PII) by cyber criminals. While
Keeping criminals from exploiting personally identifiable information Read More
The exploitation of human attack surface data and a crucial intelligence gap According to Verizon’s 2022 DBIR report, stolen passwords and phishing were the top two techniques used by threat
Compromised employee credentials are a major threat to any organization’s cyber security. According to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigation Report, compromised credentials were the single largest source of breaches, accounting
Written by Karen Walsh Phishing scams and other social engineering attacks work because cybercriminals use people’s digital footprints against them. Threat actors scrape social media and the internet, looking for
Focus on security education, not cyber awareness training Read More
Cybercriminals do what they do for money. According to the 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, 96% of data breaches were caused by external actors motivated by financial or personal gain.
CEO fraud: Protecting executives protects everyone Read More
Every day, people follow a set of digital routines. Some people read the news online while drinking their morning coffee. Others check their work email from their smartphone. Still others
Your digital footprint: It’s bigger than you realize Read More
Exploitation through easily accessible sensitive personal information is the single largest threat to companies and their people today. It’s how nearly all cyber-attacks begin and is at the root of
