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Mark Beare

Head of Consumer at Malwarebytes, leading its consumer security products and Malwarebytes Labs; commentator on scams, data exposure and online safety.

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leadershipOne report1 publisher

Merchants' fraud filters are rejecting more legitimate orders, Adyen finds

Adyen's 2026 fraud report, built on $1.6 trillion in payments, found about half of surveyed merchants saw more good orders wrongly declined. Those lost sales rarely reach the dashboards where fraud teams track chargebacks, so the cost of caution goes largely uncounted.

Publishers:forbes.com

Reality

Evidence40
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+25
Incentives65
Confidence40
securityOne report1 publisher

OpenAI's 13-17 tier turns teen AI safety into an age-assurance problem

ChatGPT for Teens folds a year of bolt-on parental controls into a product boundary. The hard part is now deciding which account a minor is sitting in, and who configured it.

Publishers:malwarebytes.com

Reality

Evidence34
Adoption30
Hype gap+18
Incentives72
Confidence44
securityOne report1 publisher

OpenAI's Computer History writes a plaintext log of the workday. Decide before staff opt in.

The macOS feature is off by default, and Business and Enterprise tenants need administrator approval first. That approval is the entire policy decision, and it happens once.

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption15
Hype gap+12
Incentives60
Confidence50