Posts by Jake Payton

    The Noise Was Always the Problem

    6 min read | June 23, 2026

    I've been in security long enough to remember the wall-to-wall SOC: rows of analysts staring at screens full of alerts, hoping they didn't miss the one thing that mattered...

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    About the Author

    Jake has over two decades of experience in technology. Prior to joining Blumira, he was the Head of User Authentication at Duo Security, where he established the Passwordless Aauthentication team and helped integrate second factor authentication into native mobile apps. Prior to that, he held software development and leadership roles at Detroit Labs, ePrize, and CBS Interactive. Jake believes in high trust and transparency to empower teams to do amazing things together.