Security & Web Correspondent
Priya Raman reports on authentication, software supply chains and the changing shape of search and the open web. Her work focuses on how security decisions affect ordinary users.
Covers: Cybersecurity · Identity · Search
A technical walkthrough of what actually determines whether a profile page can be crawled, indexed and understood — and which parts a hosted platform controls for you.
Priya Raman · August 8, 2026 · 10 min read
Most bio pages are routing layers that only work when a visitor arrives from a social profile. A searchable one is built to be found without that referral.
Priya Raman · August 5, 2026 · 8 min read
Generated answers are absorbing the clicks that funded the web. Publishers are rebuilding around direct audiences.
Priya Raman · February 14, 2026 · 7 min read
Crawler traffic is now a material infrastructure cost for small sites, and the tools for managing it are blunt.
Priya Raman · February 2, 2026 · 6 min read
Phishing-resistant sign-in has crossed from standards work into default consumer behaviour. Account recovery is the remaining weak point.
Priya Raman · January 30, 2026 · 6 min read
Compromising one widely used package reaches further than compromising one company. Defences are consolidating around provenance.
Priya Raman · January 19, 2026 · 7 min read