Optery is thrilled to share that we will be exhibiting at RSAC RSA Conference™ 2026 in San Francisco, California from March 23-26. The RSA Conference™ is one of the most significant events in the cybersecurity industry, featuring hundreds of vendors, timely insights, thoughtful interactions, and actionable intelligence. Visit us at booth N-4308 in the North Expo forContinue reading "Optery at RSAC 2026"

Welcome to The Optery Dispatch — a newsletter delivering the latest insights on threat intelligence and proactive cybersecurity strategy. In Issue #9, published January 26, 2026, we cover: Data Privacy Week 2026: Reducing Personal Data Exposure and Preventing Exploitation Privacy should be treated as a core security control to limit attacker intelligence and prevent targetingContinue reading "Data Privacy Week Essentials, The Rising Abuse of Google Tasks SaaS Workflows, & Fake Calendar Invites Increasing the Attack Surface."

IBM has released its 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report, and its findings show phishing is the top attack vector, breach costs are rising in the U.S., attackers are going after personal data, and AI is rapidly reshaping the threat landscape for both attackers and defenders. Here are some highlights: In addition to this,Continue reading "Key Insights from IBM’s 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report"

In May 2025, Meltwater sent unsolicited emails to a small portion of Optery customers who had enabled Expanded Reach and Use for Removals, using email addresses Optery provided solely for opt-out processing. We believe this violated Optery’s clear instructions. Upon learning of the incident, Optery immediately halted opt out submissions to Meltwater. We’re committed to protecting our users' privacy and security, strengthening controls, and continued leadership in data removal effectiveness.

Welcome to The Optery Dispatch — a newsletter delivering the latest insights on threat intelligence and proactive cybersecurity strategy. In Issue #1, published May 27, 2025, we cover: Cybersecurity in the Age of Agentic AI Insights from Industry Leaders Agentic AI was everywhere at RSAC 2025—and it’s quickly emerging as a major force reshaping cybersecurity. In aContinue reading "Agentic AI, phishing, and proactive defense"

We felt the Consumer Reports study was well intentioned, but poorly designed, misleading in its conclusions, and ultimately the source of misinformation as major news outlets picked up the story and amplified its flawed conclusions across the internet. Despite the poor design, the results of the study ranked Optery the #1 most effective of all services tested, outperforming DeleteMe, Reputation Defender, EasyOptOuts, Kanary, and all others tested.