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AWS Ends SSE-C Encryption, and a Ransomware Vector

You probably weren’t using it anyway, so might as well cut the cruft and end a lesser-known attack vector. I’m a bit late to the party, but this morni...

Jan 05, 2026 • 5 min read

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How Generative AI is Reshaping Zero Trust Security

  Part 1 of 7 in the CSA Series: AI and the Zero Trust Transformation The security landscape has shifted beneath our feet. Generative AI hasn't j...

Jan 05, 2026 • 5 min read

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Countdown To New Adventures (January 2026 Wallpapers Edition)

Whether 2026 has already begun as you’re reading this or you’re still waiting for the big countdown to start, how about some new wallpapers to get you...

Dec 31, 2025 • 5 min read

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How To Design For (And With) Deaf People

Practical UX guidelines to keep in mind for 466 million people who experience hearing loss. More design patterns in Smart Interface Design Patterns, a...

Dec 30, 2025 • 5 min read

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Giving Users A Voice Through Virtual Personas

Turn scattered user research into AI-powered personas that give anyone consolidated multi-perspective feedback from a single question.

Dec 23, 2025 • 5 min read

Fintech

Interfaces Are Too Polite: The Case for Assertive UX

Modern interfaces are so afraid of offending users that they’ve forgotten how to communicate clearly. From apologetic error messages to emoji-filled c...

Dec 22, 2025 • 5 min read

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Securing AI in CMMC Level 2 Environments: A Strategic Guide for CISOs and Cloud Security Engineers

Leveraging generative AI and machine learning can offer huge productivity gains – even for organizations handling sensitive Controlled Unclassified In...

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

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The Breach That Did Not Need a Hacker: How Ordinary Identity Gaps Create Extraordinary Damage

Security teams spend enormous time preparing for attackers who exploit zero-days, break through firewalls, or launch sophisticated phishing campaigns....

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

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Scoping a Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) With ISO 27701:2025

ISO 27701 is a globally recognized standard for establishing a privacy information management system (PIMS), outlining the requirements and supporting...

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

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Exciting New Tools for Designers, December 2025

As you can see from our roundup of new tools for designers this month, almost everything is based in artificial intelligence. Most of the tools in dev...

Dec 15, 2025 • 5 min read

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Should We Give Adobe Express a Second Chance?

Adobe Express used to be a joke — now it might be the smartest design tool you’re ignoring. After years of playing catch-up to Canva, it’s quietly evo...

Dec 10, 2025 • 5 min read

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Accessible UX Research, eBook Now Available For Download

We’ve got exciting news! eBook versions of “Accessible UX Research,” a new Smashing Book by Michele A. Williams, are now available for download! Which...

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min read

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State, Logic, And Native Power: CSS Wrapped 2025

CSS Wrapped 2025 is out! We’re entering a world where CSS can increasingly handle logic, state, and complex interactions once reserved for JavaScript....

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min read

Banking

Beyond The Black Box: Practical XAI For UX Practitioners

Explainable AI isn’t just a challenge for data scientists. It’s also a design challenge and a core pillar of trustworthy, effective AI products. Victo...

Dec 05, 2025 • 5 min read

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Why Does Have I Been Pwned Contain "Fake" Email Addresses?

Normally, when someone sends feedback like this, I ignore it, but it happens often enough that it deserves an explainer, because the answer is really,...

Dec 03, 2025 • 5 min read

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Is It Time to Rethink Human-Centered Design?

Human-centered design helped shape the modern web—but in today’s AI-driven, globally connected world, it’s time to expand the definition. The next era...

Dec 03, 2025 • 5 min read

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A Sparkle Of December Magic (2025 Wallpapers Edition)

With December just around the corner, how about some new desktop wallpapers to welcome the last month of the year — and the holiday season, if you’re...

Nov 30, 2025 • 5 min read

Fintech

The Accessibility Problem With Authentication Methods Like CAPTCHA

CAPTCHAs were meant to keep bots out, but too often, they lock people with disabilities out, too. From image classification to click-based tests, many...

Nov 27, 2025 • 5 min read

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Designing For Stress And Emergency

Practical guidelines on designing time-critical products that prevent errors and improve accuracy. Part of the Measure UX & Design Impact (use the...

Nov 24, 2025 • 5 min read

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Older Tech In The Browser Stack

There are many existing web features and technologies in the wild that you may never touch directly in your day-to-day work. Perhaps you’re fairly new...

Nov 13, 2025 • 5 min read