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Matt Polak on Cybercrime Magazine: Human Risk Intelligence Is Part Of The Modern Cybersecurity Stack

Founder and CEO Matt Polak sat down with Cybercrime Magazine to talk about a problem most security programs still treat as somebody else’s job: the personal data of their own people. Executives, finance staff, IT admins, anyone whose access is... Read More

The Psychology of Social Engineering: Why It Works and How to Resist

Social engineering is the exploitation of human cognitive patterns, rather than technical vulnerabilities, to manipulate individuals into disclosing information or taking actions that compromise security. A security professional who aced last quarter’s phishing simulation can still approve a fraudulent wire... Read More

The Future of Personal Data Protection: Privacy Laws and What They Mean for You

Privacy law is the legal framework that defines what personal data companies can collect, retain, and share, and what rights individuals hold to access, correct, or erase it. Most executives assume those rights travel with them automatically. They don’t. The... Read More

10 Signs Your Executive’s Digital Footprint Is a Liability

A digital footprint becomes a liability the moment an attacker can build a usable target profile from public data alone, without touching a single corporate system. Consider what’s already indexed right now. Your CISO’s home address on Spokeo. A board... Read More

VanishID Named Best Digital Executive Protection Platform at The Hacker News Cybersecurity Stars Awards 2026

The Hacker News, a well-known cybersecurity publisher, recognizes VanishID’s agentic AI approach to removing exposed personal data and shielding executive identities. BETHESDA, MD — June 12, 2026 — VanishID has won Best Digital Executive Protection Platform at The Hacker News... Read More

Digital Executive Protection vs. Traditional Physical Security

Digital executive protection is the systematic removal and suppression of an executive’s personal data from public sources before that data enables physical or reputational harm. Most security programs never see the reconnaissance phase. A threat actor can confirm a CEO’s... Read More

Q&A: Casey Ellis on Why Public-Facing Founders Need a Personal Security Layer

When the founder of Bugcrowd starts thinking harder about his own digital exposure, security leaders should pay attention. Casey Ellis has spent more than a decade running a global community of hackers, which means he’s lived on the public side... Read More

Digital Executive Protection for Family Offices

Digital executive protection for family offices is the continuous identification and removal of personal data that threat actors use to build targeting profiles against principals, their families, and household staff. Most family offices run on fewer than ten people managing... Read More

How Exposed Is Your CEO? A Digital Risk Assessment

Most CISOs assume the biggest threat to their CEO lives inside the corporate perimeter. It doesn’t. A single executive profile can exist across 200 or more data broker databases simultaneously, compiled entirely from public records, no breach required. That exposure... Read More

AI-Powered Attacks Are Outpacing Human Defenders. Here’s How to Fight Back.

The economics of cyberattacks just flipped. A single attacker with a $20 monthly AI subscription can scrape an executive’s digital footprint, build a personalized dossier, and launch a tailored social engineering campaign in minutes. Deepfakes are convincing enough to bypass... Read More

Matt Polak on Cybercrime Magazine: Why Digital Executive Protection Is a Board-Level Risk

In a 2-minute video produced by Cybercrime Magazine, VanishID Founder and CEO Matt Polak makes the case that executive protection is now a core enterprise security problem, not an HR or personal-privacy footnote. The segment frames the C-suite as the... Read More

VanishID and Carahsoft Partner to Deliver Digital Executive Protection Solutions to the Public Sector

WASHINGTON and RESTON, Va. — April 30, 2026 — VanishID, the leading provider of continuous, comprehensive and turnkey digital executive protection, and CarahsoftTechnology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, today announced a strategic partnership. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will... Read More

Essential Guide to Defensive OSINT

This e-book explains what OSINT is, how the threat landscape has evolved, and what your security team can do to turn publicly available intelligence from a liability into a strategic advantage. Your executives need to be seen. Your company needs... Read More

30-Year VC Veteran Jeff Hinck on Why Digital Executive Protection Matters

“I think more and more recently there’s been more companies trying to address a broader market in the digital protection space. We think VanishID is really at the forefront of that. — Jeff Hinck, Managing Director, Rally Ventures The threat... 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

Report: Leadership at Risk in a Data Exposed World

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

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

VanishID Selected for Mastercard’s Award-Winning Start Path Program

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

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

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