What was your first job as a journalist?
Contributing Columnist on CIO Magazine
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No.
How is social media changing news?
There seems to be a disconnect between Twitter vs. reality at times. Too much needs fact-checking.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
That even a thing?
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To report accurately, write passionately and expose the audience to new, reliable information they hopefully can learn from.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
No comment.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email preferred. Otherwise, Twitter DM.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google Docs, Cloud storage, Gmail, Word, Preview (Mac), etc.
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
Alan Turing
Why did you become a journalist?
I love writing about technology and especially cybersecurity, cybercrime and the investigation and research aspect of it.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Zee5 data breach exclusive coverage
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Check your biases.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime, don't be shy.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A vendor promoting their product non-stop.
What's your favorite drink?
It's gonna have to be a tie between a glass of full bodied red and a gin-and-tonic.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On my smartphone.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Sophos NakedSecurity Blog
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Cybersecurity = thrilling-investigative-sequences-out-of-a-spy-movie, when reality is most cybersecurity jobs can be pretty monotononous.
