The Other Rapid Response: How to Maximize Cyber News

When cyber news breaks in the technology world, it’s tempting to make quick comments to insert your company’s name into the news cycle. However, sometimes rushing to get a statement into the world has a negative impact. Haste does make waste, after all. The goal of quickly responding to breaking news should always be to […]

A Postponed RSA – How to Pivot Your Communications Strategy

The RSA Conference for years served as one of the preeminent events for cybersecurity companies to showcase their latest innovations and improvements to a captive and educated audience. By now you know that for the second year in a row RSA is needing to alter its plans. This year’s event is moving from early February […]

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Inside the Media Mind of Tara Seals: Technical Reporting with an Approachable Twist

On this week’s episode of Inside the Media Minds, we welcome Tara Seals (@wirelesswench), Senior Editor at Threatpost, an independent news site reporting on IT and business security to tech-savvy professionals.  Tara started off her career as an enterprise technology journalist in 1999 and has gained a wide-range of experience ever since. Throughout the years, […]

Virtual CYBERTACOS Media Roundtable: How the Pandemic Has Changed Cybersecurity Reporting (Possibly for Good)

In the post COVID-19 world, cybersecurity journalists are – like the rest of us – adjusting to a time when there are fewer moments for face-to-face contact, and work-related phone calls/interviews are sometimes interrupted by a dog barking or doorbell ringing in the background. For these reporters, the news cycle is spinning more swiftly than […]

Down to the Wire – Who’s Controlling Our Election?

I just attended a very thought-provoking webinar on Securing America’s Voice: Cybersecurity and the 2020 Election. Hosted by Dave Bitner of #TheCyberWire, and featuring Todd Carroll, CISO & VP Operations, #CybelAngel, and Chris Coleman, Principal and Founder, Dominus Group LLC, the discussion presented some frank insights from subject matter experts with a deep understanding of […]

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RSA Conference: More than Cryptography, Craft Beer and Comedians

Part 2 in a series on what RSA’s mammoth growth means for security industry communicators In my last post, I broke down a few negative perceptions of the RSA Conference that I’m hearing a bit louder this year from media and industry contacts. In general I’m hearing more vocal opinions that the conference is too […]

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Thoughts Heading into RSA Conference’s Cryptography, Craft Beer and Comedians

First of a blog series on the questions RSA’s mammoth growth raises for communicators in the cybersecurity industry The RSA Conference, “Where the world talks security,” is the world’s largest cybersecurity gathering and a bellwether for the digital security, privacy and risk industry. Claiming more than 50,000 attendees annually, last year RSA touted “17 keynote […]

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Breaking Through the Noise and Maximizing your RSA Investment

It’s February, which can only mean one thing: cybersecurity companies across the U.S. are in the midst of preparations for the industry’s largest event – the RSA Conference. With more than 42,000 attendees expected, this year’s conference will be bigger than ever – making it even more difficult to stand out from the crowd. We […]