Vaidotas Sedys

Vaidotas Šedys is the Chief Risk Officer at Oxylabs, a market-leading web intelligence collection platform. Having over 10 years of experience in payment and digital risk management, Vaidotas has established himself as an influential force in the web data gathering industry, employing innovative methods to ensure the most ethical and secure SaaS business processes. Before coming to Oxylabs, Vaidotas spent 7 years at Western Union, working as a Risk Analyst and, later, leading Digital Risks and Digital Payments teams. Currently, Vaidotas is leading a team of 17 professionals that is successfully overseeing risk-vulnerable areas of business operations and countering emerging threats.

How to Protect from Online Fraud This Holiday Season

Vaidotas Sedys | November 26, 2025 | brand protection, e-commerce fraud prevention, holiday cyber security tips, online fraud, online retailers cyber threats

Peak e-commerce season hits retailers every year just as the Halloween decorations start to come down. Unsurprisingly, cyber criminals see this time as an opportunity to strike, and criminal activity online spikes alongside sales. Shockingly, 4.6% of attempted e-commerce transactions during the 2024 Black Friday period were suspected to be ... Read More

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The Hidden Risks of External AI Models and How Businesses can Mitigate Them

As AI adoption accelerates, businesses face hidden risks from third-party models like ChatGPT and Claude, including data leakage and malicious data infiltration. By implementing corporate AI tools and educating employees, companies can harness generative AI’s benefits while safeguarding sensitive data, compliance, and trust ... Read More

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The Invisible Data Battle: How AI Became a Cybersec Professional’s Biggest Friend and Foe

Vaidotas Sedys | April 9, 2025 | AI, cybercrime, Cybersecurity, data, Malware

It comes as no surprise that as the incidence of cybercrime increases, cybersec teams are becoming faster at detecting threats.  ... Read More

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Microsoft Data Leaks and the Importance of Open Source Intelligence

Vaidotas Sedys | October 31, 2023 | Cybersecurity, dark web, Data Leaks, open source, OSINT

Open source intelligence (OSINT) helps organizations find both unintentional data leaks and criminal data breaches ... Read More

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Beyond Moore’s Law: The Hyper-Acceleration of Autonomous AI Cyber Capabilities

The Exception Economy: When Security Teams Stop Protecting and Start Negotiating

GoPlus’s Latest Report Highlights How Blockchain Communities Are Leveraging Critical API Security Data To Mitigate Web3 Threats

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Zama Raises $73M in Series A Lead by Multicoin Capital and Protocol Labs to Commercialize Fully Homomorphic Encryption

RSM US Deploys Stellar Cyber Open XDR Platform to Secure Clients

ThreatHunter.ai Halts Hundreds of Attacks in the past 48 hours: Combating Ransomware and Nation-State Cyber Threats Head-On