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When should you re-evaluate your company's security profile? With every CISO trying to manage risk and stay within budget, making the right call at the right time is an unenviable task. Ultimately, it comes down to whether you're preparing for something you haven't experienced yet or responding to an attack that's already happened. So rather than answering the question above, ask yourself which type of person Nicholas Holland's grandfather would describe you as and act accordingly.

Good AI vs. bad AI. This year, the courts took a side. On a call today, one AI works to prove you are you. Another works to sound exactly like you — so it can rob you. Illinois’s biometric privacy law, read literally, would have required the software that catches the impostor to first get the caller’s written consent. A fraudster will never consent to being caught. A law meant to protect consumers would have protected the people robbing them. Two federal courts fixed that. In McGoveran, the Third Circuit held that a company authenticating identity in financial transactions is a “financial institution” under Gramm-Leach-Bliley — exempt from the law. The company was Pindrop, the first to win that recognition. Last week the Seventh Circuit agreed in Cisneros. Two circuits, one answer — about as settled as federal law gets short of the Supreme Court. And the reasoning does not stop at banks: the rule the courts applied covers authenticating identity for “financial and nonfinancial transactions” — reaching bank and nonbank alike. This is not a loophole. It is a higher standard — earned by taking on GLBA’s Safeguards and Privacy Rules, obligations far stricter than any consent form. Pindrop was built inside that framework from day one. The door is open to the whole industry — but not everyone can meet the bar. And as security shifts from gated to continuous, that bar is exactly what consumers should want. Real human, right human — and, tomorrow, the right bot. Pindrop sees it coming. Good AI is winning. And this time, the law is on our side. Full piece: https://lnkd.in/gUjHACHV

It's gonna be a September to remember. 📍 September 16-17: CFX (Atlanta) The conversations defining the future of security and digital trust are happening at CFX 2026. We’re bringing together 100+ leaders across security, fraud, technology and business in Atlanta to tackle some of the biggest questions facing us in the AI era. John Chambers, Evy Poumpouras, Jim Routh, and Frank Abagnale will join our customers, partners and some of the sharpest minds in the industry to challenge our thinking, share hard-earned perspectives and push the conversation forward. Plus, presentations from CEO Vijay Balasubramaniyan, CPO Nicholas Holland, CCO Kieran King and a host of in-house experts on Pindrop's current and future state and our place in the larger fraud-fighting ecosystem. Two days. One incredible community. The conversations security leaders need to be having right now. Register and join us: https://pindrop.fyi/cfx-26 Here's where else we'll be in September: 📍 Genesys Xperience - Las Vegas (September 1-3) *** Featuring Pindrop speaker Jason Barr on Sept. 2 *** 📍 Five9 CX Connect Europe - England (September 15-16) 📍 Health-ISAC CISO Summit - Colorado (September 17) *** Featuring Pindrop speaker Manoj Tripathi on Sept. 17 *** Oh, and one more thing: we've got a must-read report we're dropping at the end of the month. Stay tuned...

"There is this purpose. That this technology, this mission that we're on, is changing things in such a big way for companies." - Kelly Williams, Strategic Account Manager Go on, Kelly... "It's hard not to have this energy and excitement that's authentic and palpable, like with everybody you meet." Purpose. Authenticity. Excitement. It's palpable. It's Pindrop. Start your career with us: https://lnkd.in/ggunCjZU

On 🔝 and hiring! Pindrop was recently named a Top Workplaces in both the Atlanta area and nationally in the "Technology" category for work-life flexibility, innovation, leadership, purpose & values, professional development, and employee appreciation. That's quite a list! We'd be honored if you'd consider joining us to fight deepfakes, AI fraud and help make the internet a safer place. Good news... we're hiring across multiple areas of the company: https://lnkd.in/ggunCjZU

CFX marks the spot for this fall's most important security conference and conversations. Two days of hands-on workshops, forums, roundtables, town halls, strategy labs and networking with 100+ security, fraud and thought leaders from Pindrop, our customers, partners, and beyond. Keynotes from larger-than-life security practitioners, including: * John Chambers, Chairman Emeritus, Cisco + CEO, JC2 Ventures * Evy Poumpouras, former Secret Service Special Agent and Interrogator * Frank Abagnale, international cybercrime and fraud prevention consultant of "Catch Me If You Can" fame * Jim Routh, former six-time CSO/CISO in financial services and healthcare Plus, presentations from CEO Vijay Balasubramaniyan, CPO Nicholas Holland, and CCO Kieran King on Pindrop's current and future state and our place in the larger fraud-fighting ecosystem. Full event details and registration with the link in the comments.

What, as a security leader, does it mean to walk into a room and finally be understood? No long pre-explanations, simplifying your language, back-up-let-me-explain moments. A room where everyone gets it. That was the goal behind this year’s “Deepfakes Decoded” series : a space where CISOs, IT leaders, and security practitioners don’t have to translate the threat. Everyone in the room gets it. Last week, Vijay Balasubramaniyan spoke in three rooms in three cities, just like this. But more than a one-way conversation about Pindrop. Each event was the opportunity for "real-talk" among the attendees. Peers opened up about both new and familiar challenges. Security leaders from across industries compared notes, shared what’s working, and didn’t shy away from what keeps them up at night. Pindrop’s solutions matter, but so does building a community for security leaders who often feel isolated in their roles. Sometimes, the biggest challenge is finding a community that realizes just how much is at stake for customers, employees, and institutions. If that’s you, we invite you to our next Deepfakes Decoded. Chat soon.

This is the conversation we hoped to have when we planned Deepfakes Decoded. Thank you, Andrew Watts, for being in the room and for putting into words what others need to hear. Stay tuned for our next stops. 📍