{"slug": "coinflow-ciso-on-crypto-payments-security-under-ai-pressure", "title": "Coinflow CISO on crypto payments security under AI pressure", "summary": "Coinflow CISO Malcolm Portelli stated that crypto payment firms are prime targets for advanced persistent threat groups, with security workloads intensifying under AI-driven pressure. Portelli, who runs the company’s security program from Malta while Coinflow operates across multiple jurisdictions, emphasized that the sector itself drives his threat model more than geographic location.", "body_md": "Crypto payment firms sit near the top of the target list for advanced persistent threat groups, and the workload on their security leaders keeps growing. Malcolm Portelli, CISO at Coinflow, runs the company’s security program from Malta. Coinflow is headquartered in the United States and operates across multiple jurisdictions. Portelli sat down for this interview at the Span Cyber Security Arena conference. Portelli says the sector drives his threat model more than the location. “It’s … [More ](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/27/malcolm-portelli-coinflow-crypto-payments-security/)\n\nThe post [Coinflow CISO on crypto payments security under AI pressure](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/27/malcolm-portelli-coinflow-crypto-payments-security/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/coinflow-ciso-on-crypto-payments-security-under-ai-pressure", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/27/malcolm-portelli-coinflow-crypto-payments-security/", "published_at": "2026-05-27 05:30:54+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-27 07:09:13.911890+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Coinflow", "Malcolm Portelli", "Span Cyber Security Arena", "Help Net Security"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/coinflow-ciso-on-crypto-payments-security-under-ai-pressure", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/coinflow-ciso-on-crypto-payments-security-under-ai-pressure.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/coinflow-ciso-on-crypto-payments-security-under-ai-pressure.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/coinflow-ciso-on-crypto-payments-security-under-ai-pressure.jsonld"}}