Contributors to Search Security
Current Contributors
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Lena Young is an editorial assistant for TechTarget's Security Media Group.
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(ISC)2 is a nonprofit membership association that offers a wide portfolio of educational materials that are part of a holistic approach to cybersecurity.
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Daniel Allen is an information technology specialist with a master's degree in cybersecurity and information assurance.
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Rahul Awati is a PMP-certified project manager with IT infrastructure experience spanning storage, compute and enterprise networking.
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Lee Badman is a network architect specializing in wireless and cloud technologies for a large private university.
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Nick Barney is a technology writer for WhatIs.com. Barney joined TechTarget after writing and editing for journals, news sites and technology companies.
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Kevin Beaver is an information security consultant, writer, professional and speaker with Atlanta-based Principle Logic LLC.
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Corinne Bernstein has written and edited business and technology articles for more than 30 years.
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David Bianco is an active member of the threat-hunting community, speaking and writing about subjects such as incident detection and response, threat intelligence and threat hunting.
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Stephen J. Bigelow, senior technology editor in the Data Center and Virtualization media group, has more than 20 years of technical writing experience in the PC/technology industry.
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Bridget Botelho joined TechTarget as a reporter in 2007 and has covered a variety of technologies and IT industry trends.
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Senior Analyst Mark Bowker analyzes what it takes to support and secure the hybrid workforce via end user computing solutions.
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Technology expert Pat Brans is author of the book "Master the Moment: Fifty CEOs Teach You the Secrets of Time Management."
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John Burke is CTO and a research analyst at Nemertes. He has worked at all levels of IT, including as a network administrator and network architect.
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Hanno Böck is a journalist and IT security expert. He publishes a newsletter about TLS and has presented at Black Hat, Def Con and other conferences.
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Brad Casey holds an MS from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and has experience in penetration testing, public key infrastructure, Voice over IP (VoIP) and network packet analysis.
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Nick Cavalancia is an IT consultant, trainer and writer. He writes about business continuity and disaster recovery for SearchDisasterRecovery.
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Deepayan Chanda is an advisor at Cubic Consulting.
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Mike Chapple, Ph. D., CISA, CISSP, is a senior director of IT with the University of Notre Dame.
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Senior Analyst Vinny Choinski provides independent analysis of technology solutions in the data protection segment for ESG.
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As a Healthcare Informatics consultant, cloud expert and a business intelligence architect, Reda Chouffani helps enterprise clients make the best use of technology to streamline operations and improve productivity. Chouffani runs the consulting practice he co-founded, Biz Technology Solutions Inc, and works closely with key accounts.
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Casey Clark is a former assistant site editor for SearchSecurity.
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Rob Clyde is a technology and cyber security expert and serves as chair of Isaca's board of directors.
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Michael Cobb , CISSP-ISSAP is a renowned security author with more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry.
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Ben Cole is executive editor, overseeing SearchBusinessAnalytics, SearchDataManagement, SearchEnterpriseAI and Data Science Central.
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Every day, millions of technology professionals rely on TechTarget’s network of sites to consume news analysis; read useful tutorials, how-tos and tips; and consume in-depth features and vendor product comparisons.
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Alexander Culafi is a writer, journalist and podcaster based in Boston, Mass.
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Ravi Das is a technical engineering writer and cybersecurity consultant.
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Elizabeth Davies is a seasoned technology writer and content development professional.
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Alex DelVecchio is the content development strategist for the CIO group.
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Katie Donegan is social media manager at TechTarget. She works with editors to extend Editorial's reach to audiences on external platforms and build brand awareness.
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Peyton Doyle is a student studying journalism at Northeastern University in Boston.
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Alan R. Earls is a freelance writer focused on business and technology.
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McGraw Hill Education empowers students, educators and lifelong learners to achieve their goals.
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Pearson products are designed to support and advance career development for professionals.
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Kevin Ferguson has written about technology for many years and for many publications. Kevin holds a BA in journalism from Rutgers University and an MPA from Harvard University.
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Kevin Fiscus is a principal instructor at the SANS Institute and owner and senior consultant at Cyber Defense Advisors.
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Laura Fitzgibbons is a research writer, technical writer and technical illustrator specializing in science and technology content.
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Andrew Froehlich has been involved in enterprise IT for over 15 years. His primary focus has been in Cisco wired - wireless - voice network design, implementation and support as well as network security.
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Randall Gamby is a contributor regarding enterprise identity and access management.
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Damon Garn works as a freelance writer and editor and has written the Linux+, Cloud Essentials+, Cloud+ and Server+ CompTIA study guides.
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Kate Gerwig is the editorial director for TechTarget's Networking, Security and Infrastructure Media Group.
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Anthony Giandomenico is a Senior Security Strategist/Researcher at Fortinet.
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Stan Gibson, an award-winning technology writer and former executive editor at eWEEK and PC Week, is principal at Stan Gibson Communications.
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Francoise Gilbert is an attorney focusing on information privacy and security, cloud computing, disruptive technologies, and data governance. She is a partner at Greenberg Traurig, the largest US law firm.
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Alexander S. Gillis is an assistant technical writer and editor in the WhatIs group at TechTarget.
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Antone Gonsalves is editor at large in the TechTarget Editorial News Group.
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Mathieu Gorge is the CEO and founder of VigiTrust, which provides consultancy services in the legal aspects of corporate security.
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Principal Analyst John Grady covers network security at TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group.
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Joseph Granneman is SearchSecurity.com's resident expert on information security management. He has more than 20 years of technology experience, primarily focused in health care information technology
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David Griffeth is the Vice President of Business Line Integration and Reporting at RBS Citizens Bank.
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Jessica Groopman is an industry analyst and founding partner at Kaleido Insights.
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Principal Analyst Dave Gruber covers pressing needs for CISOs and security teams, including security operations, threat detection and response and managed security services at TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group, where he helps product marketing and management leaders develop winning strategies in these highly competitive markets.
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Isabella Harford is a former assistant site editor for the Security media group at TechTarget.
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Ted Harrington is an executive partner at Independent Security Evaluators.
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With significant trial litigation, appellate advocacy and cybersecurity experience, Chris Hart has counseled and represented sovereign nations, Fortune 500 companies, start-up companies, non-profits, and individuals in a wide variety of contexts for over a decade.
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Coming from a background of technical editing and writing, Cameron Hashemi-Pour currently works as Site Editor for SearchEnterpriseAI.
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Ernie Hayden, CISSP, GICSP (Gold), PSP, is the founder and principal of 443 Consulting LLC and is an ICS security subject matter expert.
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Michael Heller is a former senior reporter for SearchSecurity covering breaking information security news, industry analysis and product strategy.
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Paul Henry is a senior instructor with the SANS Institute and a recognized industry expert in VMware virtualization security and digital forensics.
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Makenzie Holland is a senior news writer covering big tech and federal regulation.
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Brenda L. Horrigan is an executive managing editor with extensive publishing and international affairs experience.
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George Hulme has written about business, technology, and IT security topics. He currently freelances for a wide range of publications,
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Alissa Irei is senior site editor for TechTarget Security. In previous roles at TechTarget, she was a senior writer for TechTarget Networking, TechTarget Security and TechTarget Unified Communications; features and e-zine editor for Network Evolution; and site editor for SearchSDN.
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Kyle Johnson is technology editor for TechTarget Security.
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Johna Till Johnson is CEO and founder of Nemertes Research, where she sets research direction and works with strategic clients.
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Charles Kao is an entrepreneur and cybersecurity advisor with Simply Auri.
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Ron Karjian is Industry Editor and writer on business analytics, artificial intelligence, data management, computing, security and enterprise applications.
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Khalid Kark is a research director at Forrester Research Inc., leading the team responsible for delivering research and advisory services to IT leaders.
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Diana Kelley is the co-founder and CTO of SecurityCurve, as well as a board member at multiple organizations, consulting analyst and author.
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Will Kelly is a freelance writer and content strategist.
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Sean Michael Kerner is an IT consultant, technology enthusiast and tinkerer, and has been known to spend his spare time immersed in the study of the Klingon language and satellite pictures of Area 51.
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Frank Kim is the curriculum director at the SANS Institute and founder of ThinkSec, a security consulting and CISO advisory firm.
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Paul Kirvan is an independent consultant/IT auditor and technical writer/editor/educator. He has more than 25 years experience in business continuity, disaster recovery, security, enterprise risk management, telecomm/IT auditing.
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Gabe Knuth is a senior analyst with TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group.
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Charles Kolodgy is principal at Security Mindsets and has specialized in cybersecurity and unified threat management for more than 30 years.
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Ashwin Krishnan is host of StandOutin90Sec.
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The Pragmatic Programmers supplies professional software developers with the information they need to perfect their craft and forward their careers.
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Alicia Landsberg is the senior managing editor for the BrightTALK summits team at TechTarget.
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Adrian Lane is a senior security strategist with over 25 years of industry experience.
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Nicole Laskowski is a senior news director for TechTarget.
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Rick Lawhorn, CISSP, CISA, CHP, CHSS, has more than 20 years of experience in information technology.
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George Lawton is a journalist based in London with over 30 years of experience writing about computers, communications, knowledge management, business and health.
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Robert M. Lee is a SANS-certified instructor and the CEO and founder of Dragos Inc.
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Robert Lemos is an award-winning technology journalist who has reported on computer security and cybercrime for more than 20 years.
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Michael Levan is a cloud enthusiast and DevOps pro. He coaches engineers and provides consultation services for customers on cloud and DevOps projects.
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Tsahi Levent-Levi is an analyst and consultant for WebRTC with 15 years of experience in the telecommunications, VoIP and 3G industries.
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Pete Lindstrom is Research Director for Spire Security, an industry analyst firm providing analysis and research in the information security field.
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Steve Lipner is the executive director of SafeCode -- the Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code.
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Vicki Livingston is an independent consultant.
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Peter Loshin is a former TechTarget senior technology editor.
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SearchSecurity contributor Dejan Lukan is a security researcher with InfoSec Institute.
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Ben is a site editor for Software Quality.
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Melinda Marks is a Practice Director at TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group, where she covers cloud and application security.
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Tim McCarthy covers cloud and data storage news for TechTarget.
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Kevin B. McDonald is chief operating officer and chief information security officer at Alvaka Networks, a network management and security firm in Irvine, California.
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Gary McGraw is the Vice President Security Technology of Synopsys (SNPS), a silicon valley company headquartered in Mountain View, CA. He is a globally recognized authority on software security and the author of eight best-selling books on this topic.
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Cameron McKenzie is the Editor In Chief for TheServerSide.com.
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Through its books and online learning material, O'Reilly Media supports professionals in their ongoing quest for expertise in the IT industry.
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Madelaine Millar is a news writer covering network technology at TechTarget. She has previously covered tech for MIT's Lincoln Lab and Khoury College.
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James is a senior executive editor in the Content Innovation and Amplification group, where he leads the High-Performance Content team.
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Rich Mogull has 20 years of experience in information security, physical security, and risk management.
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Lisa Morgan is a journalist, industry analyst and content strategist who writes and speaks about emerging technologies and their impacts on business and society.
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David Mortman is a Chief Security Architect at Dell (Enstratius).
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Ed Moyle is systems and software security director at Drake Software
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Ellen Muraskin has been writing about telecom and IT since 1993.
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Jerry Murphy is a contributor with over 25 years of experience in the IT industry and currently serves as SVP of Research and Consulting at Nemertes.
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Paul Nashawaty formerly covered infrastructure modernization and application modernization at TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group.
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Shaun Nichols is a senior news writer covering the security industry. He has spent 15 years covering enterprise and B2B tech for international news outlets.
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Tom Nolle is founder and principal analyst at Andover Intel. He has experience as a programmer, software architect and product manager.
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Amy Novotny is Senior Managing Editor of TechTarget's Content Innovation and Amplification Group.
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Jim O'Donnell covers all things SAP for SearchSAP.
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Eric Ogren is founder and principal analyst of the Ogren Group, which provides industry analyst services for vendors focusing on virtualization and security.
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Gary lives in Roswell, Ga., with his wife, Colleen. They have five children and 16 grandchildren.
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Jon Oltsik is analyst emeritus and the founder of TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group cybersecurity service.
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Kogan Page produces books and digital content by the world's leading business experts to help professionals develop abilities and grow careers.
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Ian Palmer is a freelance writer who covers technology, business and automotives. He enjoys tinkering with small engine equipment in his spare time.
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Beth Pariseau is a senior news writer for the Cloud/DevOps group at TechTarget.
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Matthew Pascucci is a security architect, privacy advocate and security blogger. He holds many security certificates and founded Frontline Sentinel.
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Andy Patrizio is a veteran technology journalist based in southern California.
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Mike Pedrick is a vCISO and consultant, advisor, mentor and trainer.
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Sabrina Polin is a managing editor for TechTarget's Video Content team.
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Jack Poller formerly covered Identity and Data Security at TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group.
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Brien Posey is a former 22-time Microsoft MVP and Commercial Astronaut Candidate. He has served as a lead network engineer for the U.S. Department of Defense and as a network administrator for some of the largest insurance companies in America.
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Mary K. Pratt is an award-winning freelance journalist with a focus on covering enterprise IT and cybersecurity management and strategy.
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No Starch Press publishes the finest in IT 'geek entertainment,' with volumes on programming, cybersecurity, hacking, sys admin and more.
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Technics Publications creates learning materials -- books, classes, videos and more -- to fill niches in the data and leadership space, such as data modeling and data strategy.
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Established in 1993, Manning Publications is an independent and innovative publisher of books for the IT community.
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Packt Publishing aims to put software to work in new ways by providing IT professionals high-caliber learning materials and services.
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For over 200 years, Wiley has delivered the best in learning resources for an array of professionals and students.
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Marcus J. Ranum is a world-renowned expert on security system design and implementation.
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Kathleen Richards is a freelance journalist and industry veteran. She's a former features editor for TechTarget's Information Security magazine.
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Robert Richardson a former editorial director of TechTarget's Security media group.
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James Ringold is CISO at Westinghouse Electric Company. He has more than 20 years of experience in information security.
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Jeffrey Ritter, Esq., is one of the nation's leading experts on information governance, security, the use of digital information as evidence and the emergence of cloud services.
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Scott Robinson is an enterprise data architect at New Era Technology, a global digital transformation firm. He is a 25-year IT veteran.
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Linda Rosencrance is a freelance writer and editor in the Boston area.
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Steven Ross is the executive principal and founder of Risk Masters, Inc. and holds certification as a Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP).
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Paul Rostick is an expert consulting advisor in industrial cybersecurity program management.
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Mike Rothman, president of Securosis, is a SearchSecurity.com contributor on network security and security management issues.
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Char Sample is a cybersecurity research fellow at ICF International.
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Anand Sastry is Vice President of Incident Response at Barclays.
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Ed Scannell is a freelancer for TechTarget Editorial.
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Karen Scarfone is the principal consultant for Scarfone Cybersecurity.
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Amanda Scheldt is a security content writer and former security research practitioner.
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Dave Shackleford is founder and principal consultant with Voodoo Security, as well as a SANS analyst, instructor and course author, and GIAC technical director.
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Mary E. Shacklett is president of Transworld Data, a technology analytics, market research and consulting firm.
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Rob Shapland is an ethical hacker specializing in cloud security, social engineering and delivering cybersecurity training to companies worldwide.
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Sharon Shea is executive editor of TechTarget Security.
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Robert Sheldon, technical consultant and freelance technology writer, has written numerous books, articles and training materials.
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David Sherry is CISO at Princeton University.
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Charles Shirer is a security consultant and threat hunter.
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Frank Siemons is an IT security expert based in Australia. His track record consists of many years of systems and security administration.
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Terry Slattery is principal architect at NetCraftsmen and has 20 years of network consulting and design work experience.
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Matthew Smith is a vCISO and management consultant specializing in cybersecurity risk management and AI.
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Learn about Dr. Joel Snyder, an internationally recognized telecommunications and network security expert. Browse his archive of information security articles.
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Jason Soroko is CTO of IoT at Sectigo.
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Craig Stedman produces in-depth packages of editorial content on analytics, data management and other technology areas. He also works on other editorial and research initiatives.
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John Strand currently is a Senior Security Researcher with his company Black Hills Information
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Dan Sullivan is an author, systems architect, and consultant with over 20 years of IT experience. He creates tips and advice about cloud computing.
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Maggie Sullivan is a SEO/Content Specialist for TechTarget's Networking Group.
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Phil Sweeney is an industry editor at TechTarget covering cybersecurity.
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Taina Teravainen is a former assistant site editor for the Security Media group.
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Katie Terrell Hanna is a freelance writer and content marketing professional for a variety of enterprise technology companies.
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Todd Thiemann is a senior analyst covering identity access management and data security for TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group. He has more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity marketing and strategy.
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Ed Tittel is a 30-plus year IT veteran who has worked as a developer, networking consultant, technical trainer and writer.
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Kevin Tolly is the founder of The Tolly Group, a leading provider of third-party validation and testing services for over two decades.
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Linda Tucci, Industry editor -- CIO/IT strategy, focuses on developing strategic editorial and research initiatives for TechTarget.
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David Vance formerly covered risk and vulnerability management for TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group.
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Loganaden Velvindron is an open source software developer and IETF participant working from Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean.
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Independent journalist and tech content creation specialist covering data security and privacy, business intelligence, big data and data analytics.
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Miguel O. "Mike" Villegas is an enterprise security management expert currently serving as vice president for K3DES LLC.
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Arielle Waldman graduated from the University of Tampa and worked as a reporter for the 'Tampa Bay Times.' She covers security for TechTarget.
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Steven Weil, CISSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC is Information Security Director & Cybersecurity Principal Consultant for Point B.
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Rob Wright is the senior news director of TechTarget's Security Media Group.
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Gavin Wright is a high-tech and computer engineering veteran with over 15 years of experience.
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Kinza Yasar is a technical writer at TechTarget. She has a background in IT, including a focus on networking in the telecommunications industry.
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Alexis Zacharakos is a student co-op at TechTarget from Northeastern University.
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Andrew Zola is a freelance technology journalist with bylines everywhere.
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