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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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Uncle Sam Seeks Private Hackers to Disrupt Criminal Networks

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| Data Breach Today Verified
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Government White House Program Will Tap Private Sector for Surveillance and Cyber Operations Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • August 13, 2026 Image: Shutterstock The White House will engage private cybersecurity contractors to conduct cyber reconnaissance and disruptive hack attacks against foreign criminals on the U.S. government's behalf. See Also: New Attacks. Skyrocketing Costs. The True Cost of a Security Breach.
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Uncle Sam Seeks Private Hackers to Disrupt Criminal Networks

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| PaymentSecurity
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime White House Program Will Tap Private Sector for Surveillance and Cyber Operations Image: Shutterstock The White House will engage private cybersecurity contractors to conduct cyber reconnaissance and disruptive hack attacks against foreign criminals on the U.S. government's behalf.
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Uncle Sam Seeks Private Hackers to Disrupt Criminal Networks

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| BankInfoSecurity Europe Verified
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Government White House Program Will Tap Private Sector for Surveillance and Cyber Operations Image: Shutterstock The White House will engage private cybersecurity contractors to conduct cyber reconnaissance and disruptive hack attacks against foreign criminals on the U.S. government's behalf.
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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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