Security Articles

  • Enhancing Security and Developer Productivity: LinkedIn's Journey with Implementing Content Security Policy

    August 31, 2023

    Co-authors: Covenant Goo, Matthew Lemons, Mira Thambireddy, and Roman Shafigullin LinkedIn Information Security is committed to help foster a community that is safe and secure for our members. The Application Security team is responsible for safeguarding LinkedIn member data through the implementation and management of various security features, focusing...

  • Cybersecurity Professionals: The Unsung Superheroes of the Digital World

    June 23, 2023

    In a world where superheroes captivate our imaginations, it's sometimes hard to recognize the real-life superheroes among us like intelligence analysts, forensic scientists, and cybersecurity professionals. Yes, cybersecurity professionals! Though we may not wear capes or possess extraordinary powers, our role, especially here at LinkedIn, is crucial in...

  • (Re)building Threat Detection and Incident Response at LinkedIn

    November 9, 2022

    Co-authors: Sagar Shah and Jeff Bollinger The Moonshot LinkedIn connects and empowers more than 875 million members and over the past few years, has undergone tremendous growth. As an integral part of the Information Security organization at LinkedIn, the Threat Detection and Incident Response team (aka SEEK) defends LinkedIn against computer security threats....

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    Distributed Firewall (DFW): Network security at the host...

    October 21, 2021

    Co-authors: Matthew Davidson, Walter Marchuk, Andreas Zaugg, Michael Garate, and William Buenzle In traditional network design,...

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    Leveraging behavior analytic computation for anti-abuse...

    February 11, 2021

    LinkedIn is committed to providing a trusted environment to keep our nearly 740 million members safe. Part of that commitment involves...

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    Creating a secure and trusted Jobs ecosystem on LinkedIn

    January 26, 2021

    Co-authors: Sakshi Jain, Grace Tang, Gaurav Vashist, Yu Wang, John Lu, Ravish Chhabra, Shruti Sharma, Dana Tom, and Ranjeet Ranjan...