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08/31/2026

The end of an incredible era at Apple.

Tim Cook took on one of the toughest acts to follow in business, and built a legacy entirely his own.

Wishing you all the best in your next chapter, sir!

08/17/2026

Researchers analyzing Polymarket’s June incident traced malicious code through a nested chain that went like this: Polymarket → marketing vendor → externally hosted identity library.

The compromised script reportedly contributed to roughly $3 million being drained from users.

Needless to say, organizations increasingly inherit dependencies they never directly chose or assessed.

You assessed your vendor. But what about your vendor’s vendors?

08/15/2026

“Do you use AI?”

That question isn’t enough anymore.

What models? What data? What permissions? What integrations? What human oversight?

AI vendor due diligence is becoming its own discipline.

08/15/2026

The EU AI Act is here, and vendor risk programs need to adapt.

We break down what Article 26 means for AI vendor due diligence, what to ask vendors, and how to pressure-test their compliance claims.

Read the full breakdown 👇

The EU AI Act's full enforcement began on August 2, 2026. For compliance and vendor risk teams, this puts greater scrutiny on the AI vendors they procure from. Teams need to understand whether those vendors comply with the Act and whether their current assessment processes can effectively evaluate t...

08/10/2026

We agree wholeheartedly.

If you want to understand something, you can learn it. If you want to build something, you can start today.

AI has compressed the distance between curiosity and capability in a way we’ve never seen before.

Curiosity has always been valuable. Now, arguably, it has leverage.

Well said, Michael Dell!

08/07/2026

The SEC has created a dedicated enforcement unit focused on accounting fraud, which is worth paying attention to because increased scrutiny of financial reporting also means increased scrutiny of the evidence behind it.

Audit evidence is often spread across emails, spreadsheets, and disconnected systems, making it difficult to demonstrate how key accounting conclusions were reached or that controls operated as intended.

We know that everyone in audit already knows this, but we'll say it anyway: please let every significant financial conclusion be traceable to the evidence, controls, approvals, and professional judgment that support it.

Amen. 🙏

08/01/2026

Happy 150th Birthday, Colorado! 🎉🏔️

We're proud to be building VouchVendor right here in Colorado, alongside an incredible community of founders, engineers, security professionals, and innovators.

Here's to 150 years of bold ideas and to helping build a more secure future for the next 150.

Happy Colorado Day!