10 Cybersecurity Twitter Profiles To Watch
If you’re responsible for an information security program, check out these influencers to follow.
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As is the case with security challenges and technologies, the Twittersphere is full of cybersecurity experts sharing their thoughts, research and news on a wide range of topics: vulnerabilities, viruses, malware, application security, DevOps, data breaches, privacy, bug bounties, responsible disclosure, threat intelligence, privacy and more.
This Top 10 of Cybersecurity Twitter profiles was selected based on their inclusion in many, many lists over the past few years. The more lists they were on, the higher up the stack they were placed. Once on the list, they were ranked by number of Twitter followers.
In this round-up, we find the following:
9 people, 1 "personality"
8 men, 1 woman, 1 unspecified
7 reference their personal blogs, 3 reference company blogs
Most, if not all of the “people” on this list are regular public speakers as well - so chances are, you've seen them somewhere, even if in an online video.
Collectively, they have tweeted more than 282,572 times and reach three quarters of a million followers. We've captured their most popular tweets in this collection.
With more than 147,000 followers, Eugene Kaspersky tops this Twitter list in terms of reach. He connects with an audience to whom he regularly tweets content from both his personal blog and his company's blog, mixing in industry-wide security and privacy trends, news and debates. His most favorited Tweet, with 2,132 re-tweets and 634 favorites to date:
"And the most vulnerable OS in 2014 is ..."
Coming in second to Kaspersky with more than 132,000 followers, Brian Krebs brings an investigative approach with his tweets, raising awareness in the cybersecurity space using a journalist style to capture the attention of his audience. Krebs has won industry-wide recognition for his work in exposing some of the biggest data breaches ever, including the ones at Target and Home Depot. His most popular tweet with 1,521 re-tweets and 757 favorites to date gets people thinking:
"Ever wondered what's in a boarding pass barcode? Maybe think twice before you toss it in the trash next time."
Mikko Hypponen is an industry-recognized and respected teacher, speaker and commentator on all things information security. He has more than 123,000 followers. Mikko's tweets are wide-ranging and occasionally technical. He shares articles from the F-secure blog, where he has worked since 1999. His tweets cover a wide range of security-related issues, both newsy and personal. His most popular tweet with 4,599 re-tweets and 3,501 favorites to date is a picture of a tweet of a joke:
"What's the difference between USA and USB?"
InfoSec Taylor Swift is a unique account in that it started as a parody by an anonymous systems admin and is not tied to a personal or company blog. With more than 12,000 followers, "SecuriTay" delivers crotchety commentary with a splash of humor. SecuriTay's most popular tweet, with 1,834 re-tweets and 2,471 favorites, is a GIF of a cat and a couch:
"Basically how rootkits work https://t.co/q1kGbCslyZ.
SecuriTay tops the list of most likes racking up nearly 39,000 of them thus far.
Bruce Schneier is a veteran in the information security world, recognized as an internationally-renowned security technologist. He has written 12 books and his blog is read by more than 250,000 people. Tweeting about surveillance and privacy as his main themes, Schneier's most popular tweet with 330 re-tweets and 31 favorites:
"Fake Cell Towers Found in Norway: In yet another example of what happens when you build an insecure communicat."
Inducted into the InfoSecurity Europe Hall of Fame in 2011, Graham Cluley has been a prolific and entertaining "Twitterer" since 2008. He specializes in posts related to vulnerabilities and breaches, and often tied to his award-winning blog. Graham's most popular tweet has received 906 re-tweets and 1,100 favorites:
"I'm thinking of blocking access to content on my site to anyone not running an ad blocker. Thoughts?"
Being named as one of the security industries top women, Katie Moussouris, former Chief Policy Office at HackerOne, does the honor justice with the work she performs on vulnerability disclosure, response and bug bounty programs. Moussouris' most popular tweet has been re-tweeted 866 times and tagged as a favorite 353 times:
"The former Chief Policy Officer at HackerOne, I really did have to decrypt my HD flying through CDG in France. I really had nothing to hide, but that's not the point, is it?"
As is the case with security challenges and technologies, the Twittersphere is full of cybersecurity experts sharing their thoughts, research and news on a wide range of topics: vulnerabilities, viruses, malware, application security, DevOps, data breaches, privacy, bug bounties, responsible disclosure, threat intelligence, privacy and more.
This Top 10 of Cybersecurity Twitter profiles was selected based on their inclusion in many, many lists over the past few years. The more lists they were on, the higher up the stack they were placed. Once on the list, they were ranked by number of Twitter followers.
In this round-up, we find the following:
9 people, 1 "personality"
8 men, 1 woman, 1 unspecified
7 reference their personal blogs, 3 reference company blogs
Most, if not all of the “people” on this list are regular public speakers as well - so chances are, you've seen them somewhere, even if in an online video.
Collectively, they have tweeted more than 282,572 times and reach three quarters of a million followers. We've captured their most popular tweets in this collection.
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