Ledger appointed Oded Blatman as combined CIO and CISO on September 9, 2026, merging two traditionally separate leadership roles. Blatman, previously CIO and CISO at Fireblocks, will oversee cyber and infrastructure security, product security, physical security, enterprise risk management, and internal IT. The appointment comes as the crypto industry lost $1.4 billion to hacks and exploits over the past year, with AI-powered attacks becoming increasingly sophisticated. The company released Cerberus, an AI-powered vulnerability detection system, on September 4, and plans a « Proof of Human » protocol for Q4 2026. Two days before the appointment, Ledger and rival Trezor jointly called for responsible vulnerability disclosure standards on critical flaws.
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