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Digital Exhaust Explained: Definition, Examples, and How to Take Control

You might think you’re just casually browsing or using your phone, but every tap, swipe, and search leaves behind a trail. This background stream of data called digital exhaust builds up quietly as you go about your day, whether you’re... Read More

VanishID Powers DEF CON 33: Engineering Innovation Meets Hacker History

Real-Time Pinball Telemetry Drives First-Ever Pinball Hackers Black Badge Challenge This August, VanishID returned to DEF CON 33 for our second year supporting the Pinball High Score Contest—but this time, we helped make hacker history. As a proud sponsor and... Read More

The Ultimate Guide to Deleting Yourself From the Internet (And Reclaiming Your Privacy)

As we spend more and more time on the internet, we easily lose control of our digital identity, which is not just inconvenient but actually dangerous. With every online form you fill out, social media post you share, or website... Read More

What Is a Digital Footprint? How to Check, Track, and Clean Yours

A digital footprint is a unique trail of data tracing everything you do online, including posting on social media, shopping on e-commerce sites, or simply browsing the web. Importantly, it can shape how others perceive you, influence job opportunities, and... Read More

How to Protect and Reduce Your Digital Footprint: Practical Safety Tips

Every click, search, and scroll you make online contributes to your digital footprint, which is a trail of data that reveals who you are, what you do, and where you’ve been on the internet. There are two types: active digital... Read More

How to Prevent Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks: Essential Strategies to Stay Safe Online

Social engineering is the art of manipulating people into giving up confidential information, often by posing as a trusted source. Phishing is a common form of social engineering that involves deceptive emails, messages, or websites designed to trick you into... Read More

How to Delete Your Digital Footprint: 7 Powerful Ways to Remove Personal Data Online

Your digital footprint is the trail of data you leave behind (digital exhaust) every time you browse, shop, post, or sign up online. As we spend a lot of time on the internet, our digital footprint is bigger and more... Read More

VanishID Joins Mastercard’s award-winning Start Path program focused on Security Solutions

Enterprise digital executive protection leader is one of five global innovators selected to participate in a program geared towards accelerating cybersecurity solutions We’re thrilled to announce that VanishID has been selected to participate in Mastercard’s new Start Path Security Solutions program,... Read More

Raise the Bar as Attackers Lower the Barrier to Entry

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

CEO Protection: Securing the Most Targeted People in Your Organization

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 what we call the “visibility paradox” – they need to... Read More

DTC’s VanishID Investment: Personal Exposure is Corporate Risk

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

Picnic is now VanishID

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 who may not be familiar with the history behind the Picnic... Read More

VanishID Executive Digital Privacy Snapshot: Leadership at Risk

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 of executive leadership has become a paramount concern for organizations... Read More

Safe at Work, Safe at Home: The Case for Extending Digital Protection to Families

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 witnessed a heartbreaking scam of the type that triggered Jason... Read More

AI scambaiters against scammers are a painkiller but are not the antidote

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, “Daisy” is an AI-grandma scambaiter created by O2 (Telefónica UK) to fight... Read More

The first page of Google search results about you is a lot scarier than the dark web

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 dark web, so I thought I’d offer some thoughts on that... Read More

Reactive vs. Proactive Security Controls: Why CISOs Must Shift Focus

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 within the organization’s top leadership, not just from external events,... Read More

The Mother of All Breaches: What You Need to Know and How to Stay Safe

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 platforms like LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Dropbox, has compromised an unprecedented 26 billion records. Such a... Read More

Enhancing Security Against Social Engineering: Safeguarding Customer Interaction Centers and IT Support Teams

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 through social engineering. These employee groups typically possess elevated privileges... Read More

Impersonation on LinkedIn: Recognizing the Top 10 Telltale Signs of Threat Actors

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 to exploit unsuspecting users. In fact, our research indicates it’s... Read More

Protecting Against Social Engineering and Credential Stuffing

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 stuffing, the attack vectors responsible for most breaches. Organizations rely... Read More

How Threat Actors Exploit Generative AI For Social Engineering and Credential Compromise

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 actors to utilize AI-generated content to fuel these attacks, making... Read More

How to Proactively Protect Your Organization’s High-Value Targets

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 to sensitive information or assets and have the potential to... Read More

Human Element Remains Key Factor in Cybersecurity: The 2023 Verizon DBIR Report and VanishID’s Global Threat Intelligence Findings

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 digital ecosystems, and the recently published 2023 Verizon Data Breach... Read More

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