Editorial policy

Editorial policy for Digiton security briefs

A security brief answers one question about a news event: what happened, who is affected and what to do today. This page says how each brief is sourced, how it is produced, how it is corrected and where Digiton has an interest in the topic.

Last updated 26 October 2026Written by Brandon Da Costa

How briefs are sourced

• Primary sources come first: the vendor's own incident post, advisory, status page, release notes or registry entry. News coverage and security vendors' write-ups are used to cross-check, and each brief names which is which.
• Every fact carries a named source and its date, in the sentence or in the Sources list. A number is quoted exactly as the source gives it, with the caveats the source gives.
• Every URL in the Sources list was opened on the date printed next to it. A page we could not read is not cited.
• When sources disagree, the brief says so and names both. It does not pick one quietly. A claim that no primary source confirms is labelled as unconfirmed.

How briefs are produced

Briefs are researched from the listed sources, drafted with AI assistance, and every fact is checked against its source on the date stated on the brief. A brief goes up within a day of the first credible report, or not at all. Each is published under the name of Brandon Da Costa.

Some briefs carry a block called What we checked. It holds only commands that were run on the Mac that builds this site on the date shown, with the output exactly as it appeared. When nothing can truthfully be run for a topic, the block is left out. We do not describe experience we did not have. Nothing is made up.

Each brief's image is a typographic card made by a script from the brief's question and its publish date. It is not a photograph and it does not show the event.

Corrections and updates

• One topic has one address for as long as the topic matters. When the facts change, the same page is edited, the Updated date changes and a line is added to the Update log at the top of the brief.
• When an earlier claim turns out to be wrong, the Update log says what was wrong and what the source says now.
• To report an error, email contact@digiton.ai with the brief address and the source that says otherwise.

Conflicts of interest

Digiton sells production reviews and security audits for teams that ship AI-built software. Every brief says so in one sentence near the end and links the Digiton page that fits the topic. That sentence is the only place a brief mentions what Digiton sells.

Where to read them

All briefs are listed on the security briefs index and in the RSS feed. The author, Brandon Da Costa, has a profile page.