BILL BRENNER
Bill reports, writes and edits content focusing on the latest information threats and defenses—from social networking to mobile phone security to glamorous subjects like SAS70 replacement SSAE16.
He writes CSO's daily Salted Hash news analysis blog.
Bill has more than 17 years of experience as a reporter and editor, and has focused on information security for the past seven and a half years. Before joining CSO that was senior news writer for TechTarget's Security Media Group. Going further back, he spent four years as an assignment editor at The Eagle-Tribune daily newspaper of Massachusetts' Merrimack Valley region.
He lives in Haverhill, MA, with his wife and two sons, loves history, heavy metal music and caffeine, and writes a personal blog called THE OCD DIARIES on the side.
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Exiled Iranian programmer: 'My life was in danger'
An Iranian computer programmer explains why he fled his native country after his government grew tired of his opposition to its cyber warfare scheming.
Report: Insider attacks expensive, but there's a silver lining
The 2011 CyberSecurity Watch Survey, conducted by CSO and sponsored by Deloitte, revealed that more attacks come from outside entities. But it's the insider attacks that seem to cause the most grief.
Evite program easily tampered with, researcher says
The researcher known as Surbo found a variety of interesting ways to tamper with those Evite messages we all receive from time to time.
ShmooCon 2011: Your Android's dirty little secret
Smartphone security has been a major focus at ShmooCon in the last couple years, with talks about flaws in BlackBerry and iPhone devices. This year, two researchers targeted all their firepower on the Android. Here's what they found.
ShmooCon 2011: The MacGyver approach to faster, more nimble security
There's no such thing as perfect security, so IT shops should focus instead on faster detection and fixes, security practitioner Richard Rushing said during ShmooCon 2011 Saturday.
Telecom infrastructure faces daunting risks, TATA CSO says
As CSO for one of the world's largest telecom companies, Adam Rice knows just how easy it is to bring civilization to its knees. Here's what his company is trying to do about it.
Expert: WikiLeaks complicates compliance, will create copycats
SenSage CEO Joe Gottlieb explains how WikiLeaks was just the beginning of a larger challenge to come, in terms of compliance efforts and a future full of WikiLeaks-inspired content leakers.
Sourcefire and Q1 Labs team up, Immunet integration rolls ahead
The partnership means customers can use Sourcefire's Real-time Network Awareness (RNA) within the QRadar platform to track network behavior and identify vulnerabilities.
Android, other phones vulnerable to Facebook-based attacks
Sophos Senior Tech Consultant Graham Cluley sees Facebook as a growing conduit for smart phone malware infections.
What it's like to make the wrong job switch
Sometimes the security job you accept isn't what you thought it would be. What do you do next?
Enter the Security KnowledgeVault
The resources in this Security KnowledgeVault provide expert advice on everything from creating a multilayered security strategy and deploying a more proactive fight against cybercrime, to realizing when it's time to stop going it alone and seek outside, expert help.
Protecting Your Data on Mobile Devices
Protecting data on mobile devices creates a whole new batch of security headaches. Join experts in this Videocast lead by John Girard, VP and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner, to hear how you can deploy a comprehensive enterprise encryption strategy.
