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Covers:  Cybersecurity, surveillance, legal and political moves, privacy, cybercrime, vulnerabilities, deep-think security/technology trends
Doesn't Cover: Products, partnerships, self-reported surveys
Executive Editor - DataBreachToday and Europe for Information Security Media Group, covering all things security & privacy (U.K., Europe, U.S., and beyond ... )

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I'm an award-winning reporter, with 20 years of experience in detailing numerous emerging technology and business trends, focusing especially on cybersecurity -- aka information security.

For the various Information Security Media Group websites (BankInfoSecurity, DataBreachToday, GovInfoSecurity, etc.), I write daily news reports, features and opinion blogs on numerous security trends, often touching on data breaches, privacy, information warfare, bugs, encryption, cryptocurrency, fraud, surv…

Mathew Schwartz’s Journalist Portfolio

Target Selection: SolarWinds' Orion 'Big Fish' Most at Risk

Target Selection: SolarWinds' Orion 'Big Fish' Most at Risk

Following the discovery that attackers Trojanized SolarWinds' Orion software, expect the list of organization…

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Why Are We So Stupid About Passwords? German Edition

Why Are We So Stupid About Passwords? German Edition

German officials say the suspect behind the mega-leak of politicians' and celebrities' personal details explo…

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Visual Journal: Black Hat Europe 2018

Visual Journal: Black Hat Europe 2018

The recent Black Hat Europe conference in London touched on topics ranging from combating "deep fake" videos …

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GDPR a Litmus Test for Cross-Border Privacy Attitudes

GDPR a Litmus Test for Cross-Border Privacy Attitudes

To judge by the flood of GDPR-themed email hitting inboxes, Europe's privacy law has been designed to ensure …

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Accellion Attack Involved Extensive Reverse Engineering

Accellion Attack Involved Extensive Reverse Engineering

Using a nearly 20-year-old file transfer product - what could go wrong? Among the many lessons to be learned …

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Rise of DarkSide: Ransomware Victims Have Been Surging

Rise of DarkSide: Ransomware Victims Have Been Surging

For anyone wondering how a Russian-speaking, ransomware-wielding crime syndicate was able to disrupt a major …

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Articles

Fighting AI Threats Requires AI and Human Judgment

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By Mathew Schwartz 
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AI-Based Attacks , Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Events Adecco's Alex Gomez on Trust, Deepfakes and Email Fraud Defense Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • June 11, 2026 Alex Gomez, vice president and global head, IT risk and compliance, The Adecco Group For organizations that handle large volumes of personal data, maintaining trust is a business imperative.
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Fighting AI Threats Requires AI and Human Judgment

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By Mathew Schwartz 
| DeviceSecurity
AI-Based Attacks , Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Adecco's Alex Gomez on Trust, Deepfakes and Email Fraud Defense Alex Gomez, vice president and global head, IT risk and compliance, The Adecco Group For organizations that handle large volumes of personal data, maintaining trust is a business imperative.
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Fighting AI Threats Requires AI and Human Judgment

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By Mathew Schwartz 
| Bank Info Security
Schwartz is an award-winning journalist with two decades of experience in magazines, newspapers and electronic media. He has covered the information security and privacy sector throughout his career. Before joining Information Security Media Group in 2014, where he now serves as the executive editor, DataBreachToday and for European news coverage, Schwartz was the information security beat reporter for InformationWeek and a frequent contributor to DarkReading, among other publications.
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Awards

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min's Editorial & Design Awards

2013 - Best Single Article (Print)

Finalist for my investigative feature "Anatomy of A Brokerage IT Meltdown" for InformationWeek

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Eddie & Ozzie Excellence in Magazine Editorial

2013 - B2B Best Single Article

Honorable mention for my my investigative feature "Anatomy of A Brokerage IT Meltdown" for InformationWeek

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American Society of Business Publication Editors

2001 - Regular Department Technology

Bronze award in the ""Regular Department Technology"" category for the "Future Watch" series on emerging technology.

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