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Niels Provos

Niels Provos is a computer security practitioner with a PhD in computer science from the University of Michigan. His career includes roles at Google, Stripe, and Lacework. With over 15 years of experience as a people manager, Niels is dedicated to fostering well-executing and healthy teams.

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Three security invariants could prevent 65% of breaches

By Niels Provos on 20 Nov 2025

Guest Post: Insights from 70 data breaches and the creation of CISO Challenge, a simulation that helps leaders see how the right security foundations can make or break a company.

bcrypt at 25: A retrospective on password security

By Niels Provos on 2 Aug 2023

Guest Post: Examining the history of password security and how it’s shaping the future.