Phishing, token codes, training, MFA, polluted data entry, and whales. And the winners are ...

Marilyn Cohodas, Managing Editor, Dark Reading

August 16, 2019

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Michael Edwards, senior cybersecurity engineer at Raytheon, aka syekim13, earns the top honor and a $25 Amazon gift card for his clever caption contest entry penned below:

Coming in a close second is Cindy Hudson with "Attention! Whaling Alert! Whaling Alert! Whaling attempt spotted in the CEO's email." Cindy, aka camerobabe, is an IT security manager at Air Force Directory Services. Her second-place caption entry won her a $10 Amazon gift card

Finally, many thanks to everyone who entered the contest and to our loyal readers who cheered the contestants on. Also, a shout out to our judges, John Klossner and the Dark Reading editorial team: Tim Wilson, Kelly Jackson Higgins, Sara Peters, Kelly Sheridan, Curtis Franklin, Jim Donahue, Gayle Kesten, and yours truly.

If you haven't had a chance to read all the entries, be sure to check them out today.

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About the Author(s)

Marilyn Cohodas

Managing Editor, Dark Reading

Marilyn has been covering technology for business, government, and consumer audiences for over 20 years. Prior to joining UBM, Marilyn worked for nine years as editorial director at TechTarget Inc., where she launched six Websites for IT managers and administrators supporting enterprise Windows platforms and technologies.

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