Affiliate Disclosure & Transparency
Last updated: March 2026
The Short Version
Some links on RiskiBits are affiliate links. If you click them and buy something, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps keep the site running.
My promise: I only recommend products I would genuinely recommend anyway. Money never influences what I write. If something is bad, I'll say so — or I just won't mention it.
How This Site Makes Money
Affiliate Links
When I recommend security tools, password managers, training platforms, or other products, I may use affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, the vendor pays me a small referral fee. This doesn't cost you anything extra.
Products I may earn commissions from include:
- Password managers (1Password, Bitwarden, Keeper, NordPass)
- Security hardware (YubiKey, security keys)
- Training platforms (TryHackMe, Udemy courses)
- Security software and SaaS tools
- Books and resources via Amazon
Digital Products
I also sell security templates, checklists, and guides through Gumroad. These are products I've created based on real-world experience.
What I Don't Do
- ❌ Accept payment for reviews or recommendations
- ❌ Let affiliate commissions influence what I recommend
- ❌ Recommend products I haven't evaluated or wouldn't use myself
- ❌ Hide affiliate relationships
- ❌ Prioritize higher-commission products over better products
My Evaluation Process
When I recommend a product, I consider:
- Does it actually work? — Real security value, not just marketing
- Is it appropriate for the audience? — SMBs have different needs than enterprises
- Is the price fair? — Including free alternatives where they exist
- What's the company's track record? — Security incidents, responsiveness, transparency
I frequently recommend free and open-source tools that pay me nothing. If a free option is genuinely better for your situation, I'll tell you.
Why Affiliate Links?
Running a website takes time and has costs (hosting, domain, tools). Affiliate links let me keep content free while covering these expenses. The alternative would be paywalls, ads everywhere, or sponsored content — all of which would make the site worse.
Image & content credits
Most images and diagrams on RiskiBits are generated with AI tools or created in-house for the site; the author photo is the author's own. A few article diagrams are taken from Wikimedia Commons under their respective Creative Commons or public-domain licences — in those cases the source file and licence are credited in the caption beside the image. If you believe an image is used incorrectly, email hello@riskbits.net and it will be corrected or removed promptly.
Questions?
If you have concerns about any recommendation or want to know if a link is an affiliate link, just ask. Transparency matters more to me than commissions.
— The person behind RiskiBits