Protecting People, Not Just Systems – The VanishID Approach with Matt Polak

In this week’s episode of CyberBytes: The Podcast, Joseph 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 actors use to launch targeted attacks.Joe and Matt explored the evolving landscape of human-centered cyber threats, how attackers leverage open-source intelligence (OSINT), and how Picnic’s unique privacy-by-design platform disrupts the reconnaissance stage of the attack lifecycle. Matt also shared his journey from national security to launching VanishID, and what’s next in the fight against socially engineered cybercrime.Rachel & Matt Data Brokerage Demo - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/racheltobac_how-do-i-hack-execs-like-robert-m-lee-in-activity-7303073987574562817-Siyo/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAzXK1gB1h8ywk1z1HhOorslSix4H-mgrrM2025 REPORT: LEADERSHIP AT RISK IN A DATA-EXPOSED WORLD - https://getpicnic.com/2025-report-leadership-at-risk-in-a-data-exposed-world/Matt's LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-picnic/VanishID – https://www.linkedin.com/company/vanishid/Joseph's LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cybercoops/Aspiron Search – https://www.linkedin.com/company/aspiron-search/