As more of the world’s population gains access to the internet and more and more devices come online daily, there are new and emerging cyber threats around every corner.
Who can you turn to for new information and trusted research about these threats?
Instead of digging through your networking toolbox for the answer to that question, we’ve compiled this helpful resource. The following is a list of 17 individuals (organized alphabetically by last name), who have made (and continue to make) a big impact in the cybersecurity world. If you keep an eye on their blogs, podcasts, and social media we’re certain you’ll learn a best practice or two.
So who can you turn to for new information and trusted research?
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Instead of making you dig through your networking toolbox for the answer to that question, we’ve compiled this helpful resource. The following is a list of 10 individuals (organized alphabetically by last name), who have made (and continue to make) a big impact in the cybersecurity world. If you keep an eye on their blogs, podcasts, social media, and more, we’re certain you’ll learn a thing or two.
17 Cybersecurity Thought Leaders You Should Be Following
1. Richard Bejtlich: @taosecurity
A former military intelligence officer, Richard Bejtlich is the Principal Security Strategist at Corelight, Inc., a cybersecurity solutions company. He is also a writer — he authored the 2013 book The Practice of Network Security Monitoring: Understanding Incident Detection Response — and he posts blogs regularly. Follow him on Twitter for digital security insight.
2. Anton Chuvakin: @anton_chuvakin
Dr. Anton Chuvakin is head of solution strategy at Google Chronicle, and former Research VP and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner for Technical Professionals (GTP). Cloud security has taken center stage in the workplace thanks to COVID, and you’ll find plenty of cloud security content on Chuvakin’s Twitter as well as on his blog, Anton on Security.
3. Andy Ellis: @CSOAndy
Andy Ellis is the Chief Security Officer at Akamai, a leader in content delivery network (CDN) solutions. At Akamai, he runs the security team and oversees the security compliance of the organization. He has become very influential in the cybersecurity space over the past several years. Though not updated regularly, his blog is a great source of archived information on cybersecurity, and his Twitter feed is stocked full of security wisdom.
4. Dan Goodin: @dangoodin001
Dan Goodin is Security Editor at Ars Technica, where he covers malware, computer espionage, hacking, and other cybersecurity news. His Twitter pagee is a great source of insight to what the world of cybersecurity journalism is currently talking about.
5. Marc Goodman: @futurecrimes
Marc Goodman is a popular blogger, a public speaker, an advisor, and the best-selling author of the book Future Crimes: Everything is Connected, Everyone is Vulnerable, and What We Can Do About It. His work focuses on the “disruptive impact of advancing technologies on security, business, and international affairs,” which certainly qualifies him for our list. Be sure to check out his Twitter feed for insightful thoughts, articles, and more.
6. Alex Hutton: @alexhutton
Alex Hutton is a Cyber Security Defense Executive at Bank of America. Formerly, Hutton was a Security Leader and Director of Operational Risk at Zions Bancorporation, a founding member of the Society of Information Risk Analysts, and a Board Member at the FAIR Institute. So if you’re looking to increase your knowledge on IT risk management and cybersecurity, Hutton is your guy!
7. Jay Jacobs: @jayjacobs
Jay Jacobs (along with Bob Rudis, who is mentioned below) is the co-author of “Data Driven Security,” and runs a popular podcast and blog on that same topic (also with Rudis). Jay has recently worked as a data analyst for Verizon Wireless and is the Vice President of the Society of Information Risk Analysts (SIRA), but we’d be remiss not to mention that Jay has joined the Bitsight team as Senior Data Scientist. (So as you can see, we’re quite fond of his work in security data science!)
8. Brian Krebs: @briankrebs
Brian Krebs is an author, a journalist, and the popular blogger behind KrebsonSecurity, a well-known cybercrime blog. He was also a reporter at the Washington Post for over a decade, where he wrote about internet security, privacy, and cybercrime. In 2014, he authored a New York Times’ best-seller titled Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime—from Global Epidemic to Your Front Door.
