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Publications
Computerworld
Wrote features and columns about computer security, online
privacy, identity theft, laundering of stolen credit cards, national
security. Attended invitation only, high-level symposiums, including
the Microsoft-hosted Trustworthy Computing Symposiums in 2001 and 2002
in which more than 200 privacy and security experts for Fortune 500
companies, the ACLU, the FTC and other agencies participated in discussions
about how to protect the national computer infrastructure and people’s
privacy online. Spoke at HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth) conference in
New York in 2001, delivered a keynote at the University of North Texas’
cyber crime prevention outreach to 300 local power, water and financial
industries, also in 2001. Have been invited to speak to information
security students at West Point during their Spring, ’03 Attack
and Defend network exercise with the National Security Agency.
Byte, InformationWeek, Upside, InfoWorld, Forbes ASAP,
Industry Week
Worked as staff for Software Magazine from 1997-1999 during
which time I won the Neal award by the American Business Press for best
individual feature for my 7,000-word sentinel feature, “Hackers,
Terrorists and Spies.” Launched a, “Hack of the month”
column for Computerworld in 1999, which ran until 2001. Interviewed
victims, politicians, businessmen, hackers, and built relationships
with top cyber-crime investigators and security experts at the National
Security Agency, Secret Service, FBI, FTC, Customs, New York Police
Department, the Army’s Criminal Investigative Command and other
military three-letter military agencies. Learned to do some of my own
Internet investigating and computer forensics, and to use hacking tools
and desktop security tools.
San Jose Mercury News
Covered elections and two geographic beats delivering
weekly stories on re-development, fires, elections, schools, gangs and
so on for the local pages. Also strung for the Saratoga Sun, Cupertino
Crier, Palo Alto Courier and other local papers.
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Beat reporter
San Jose City College Times
Editor-in-chief
Spartan Daily
Police Reporter
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