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Cybersecurity Academic Critical of Digital ID for Interview

Does anyone know an expert (ideally an academic or someone with a cybersecurity background) who is knowledgeable and critical of Digital ID? Looking to interview people on that subject.

Bug Bounty Hunters or Program Operators for Cybersecurity Story

Are you a bug bounty hunter? Do you run a bug bounty? I want to hear from you for a story. DMs are open. #BugBounty #JournoRequest #CyberSecurity #BugHunting

ICS Cybersecurity Expert Needed for Critical Infrastructure Story

Looking for an ICS cybersecurity expert to comment for a story. DMs are open. No marketing/sales/product please. #cybersecurity #criticalinfrastructure #JournoRequest

Ethical Hackers in MENA for MIT Sloan Management Review ME

#journorequest I’m currently working on a peice that explores the scope and necessity of ethical hackers in the region as a layer of cyber defense. If you’re an ethical hacker, or a cybersec company with a budding team of white-hat hackers, feel free to DM me :) #MITSMRME

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Black Hat Hacker Interview on Motivation & Cybersecurity

\* 20-minute online interview \*mostly speaking about the motivations of black hats and the safety of the current cyber infrastructure \* someone who has engaged in any form of black hat hacking is welcome \* can guarantee you full anonymity \*Not a paid project

Cybersecurity Expert Needed for Media Interview

Hello, Looking for a cybersecurity expert @journorequest

Cyber Attack Victims for BBC Password Security Article

BBC article: Weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158-year-old company Have you, or has your organisation, been affected by a cyber attack?

Cyber Security Expert in Scotland for The Times Story

Looking to speak to a cyber security expert based in Scotland for a story in The Times - DM or email [email redacted] #journorequest

CISO Insights on Staff Blackmail Risks for The Stack Feature

4 key things I just learned about #cybercrime *** I enjoyed speaking to Clement Domingo at Kaspersky Horizons in Madrid. Clement is a self-taught hacker, turned consultant and incident response leader. We got into what he was seeing in incident response (for example when responding to ransomware attacks) and a few things really stood out for me. 1) Cybercrime is getting easier to do. He recently responded to an attack that had been conducted by a 15-year-old and an 18-year-old (both French) who had dropped some commodity ransomware on a QNAP NAS (storage system.) Their ransom demand? Just $8,000 – and they got it. 2) Per a story I ran yesterday (link in comments) larger cybercriminal organisations are explicitly looking to encourage this kind of “democratisation.” The FunkSec ransomware brings customisable ransom notes, encryption, local exfiltration and evasion in a single Rust binary: “plug-and-play” for script kiddies. 3) Meatspace risk/cyberspace risk are converging fast. In one incident the attacker found the details of someone at a company they decided to target in a credentials dump; got the password to his socials (he reused his password widely). In his Instagram DMs, enough nudes and other stuff to blackmail him. They threatened to release these publicly unless he shared his VPN password and voila, they were in the system. From there living-off-the-land techniques or Windows escalation-of-privileges vulnerabilities are usually enough to get an attacker what they need. (Windows EOP 0days fly about the broker marketplace, a Kaspersky researcher told me; ransomware groups love to use them.) Blackmailing someone over their Instagram DMs is not nationstate attack chain sophistication. But it works and it is getting an increasingly eclectic range of groups including teenagers hard cash (crypto) and data to sell on. I also learned: 4) These groups have exited Telegram at pace. Most communication now is over the Session messenger or one called Potato Chat. (Really). #journorequest time (#cybersecurity): I do think the risk of blackmail/threats against staff resulting in willing/unwilling insider threat is one of the areas of cybersecurity that’s not talked about enough. And (from what I can see) genuinely good guidance is a little thin on the ground. Being prepared for that is a joined up effort between HR, security and legal among other teams. For example is HR primed to respond in the right way if a staff member came to them and said they were being blackmailed for a password/access to systems? Would they know what to do and to involve security? Is there communication around this across the company? I’d like to go deeper into this for an upcoming feature in The Stack, so if you are a #CISO or someone with thoughts/experience working at this sensitive interconnection of spaces, please do get in touch or tag a friend. Signal @Targett.11 or email ed at thestack dot technology

Cybersecurity Recruitment Expert for Hack The Box Hiring Trends Report

Cheeky little #journorequest for a report I'm working on at Hack The Box! I'm looking for experts in cybersecurity recruitment to answer a few questions about current hiring trends, in-demand skills, and the global skills gap (of course). Drop me a DM or comment if that sounds like you or someone on your team. #Cybersecurity #hackthebox

Cybersecurity Expert on Fintech-Banking Threats for Technext24

#JournoRequest I'm seeking a #cybersecurity expert to provide insights on how fintechs and banks can protect against cyber attacks. Key areas of interest include: - Top strategies for securing financial data and transactions. - Best practices to counter phishing, ransomware, and DDoS attacks. - Role of AI and machine learning in enhancing cybersecurity. - Advice for compliance with regulations like GDPR and PCI DSS. - Emerging threats and proactive defense measures. Please share your expertise for a feature article. Contact: [email redacted] on or before COB tomorrow🙏

Cybersecurity Professionals with Real-World Event Experience Needed

Are you a cybersecurity professional that's been involved in securing a real-world event? I want to hear from you for a story. DMs are open! #JournoRequest #conferences #cybersecurity #CISO #security

M&S Cyber Attack Impact Stories for BBC Article

BBC article: M&S hackers sent abuse and ransom demand directly to CEO How are you affected by the M&S cyber attack?

Cybersecurity Expert Quotes for Article Series

🔍 #JournoRequest: I’m writing a series of articles on cybersecurity, and need few quotes from cybersecurity experts, practitioners, or keen enthusiasts. Drop your insight (plus name and role) in the comments or DM me! #journorequest #cybersecurity #CyberSafety

Supermarket Supplier Affected by Cyber Attack for BBC Article

BBC article: Supplier to major supermarkets hit by cyber attack Have you been affected by the recent cyber attacks?

Co-op Cyber Attack Impact Stories for BBC Article

BBC article: Co-op narrowly avoided an even worse cyber attack, BBC learns How have you been affected by the issues in this story? Share your experiences

VoIP Cybersecurity Experts for TechRound Commentary - Deadline 5pm 15/05

Looking for experts to provide comments on how VoIP providers are addressing cybersecurity issues. Send 200 words and a headshot by 5pm 15/05 to [email redacted]. Not all comments will be chosen #journorequest @PRJournoRequest

UK Retail Cyberattack Victim Interviews for Zoom by End of Day

I am looking to speak to anyone who has been impacted by the M&S/ Harrdods/ Coop cyber attacks. The interview would be on Zoom TOMORROW but I need to know by the end of the day

Cybersecurity Expert on Password Strength for Toucan International

Looking to speak to a cybersecurity expert about what makes a weak/strong password #journorequest #prrequest Please send responses: [email redacted]

Firsthand M&A Cybersecurity Experiences for Story

Have you been through an M&A and have thoughts on the cybersecurity side of things? I’m working on a story and would love to hear from folks with firsthand experience. DMs are open. Please, no marketing/sales/product execs. #cybersecurity #PR #journorequest #infosec #infosecurity

AWS Cybersecurity Experts for Computer Weekly Feature

For Computer Weekly, I'm working on features exploring how cybersecurity professionals are using AWS and best practices for securing AWS tech stacks. Please get in touch if you have expertise in these areas. #journorequest

AWS Security Experts for ComputerWeekly Features

For @ComputerWeekly, I'm working on features exploring how cybersecurity professionals are using AWS and best practices for securing AWS tech stacks. Please get in touch if you have expertise in these areas. #journorequest

Chinese & Russian Cybersecurity Experts for Machine Story

Here’s a cybersecurity story I’d really love to write for Machine. I get a lot of advisories about China or Russia-linked threat actors. Which I cover because I find nation-state hacking stories fascinating. But are there any Chinese or Russian cybersecurity firms/ organisations doing the same and warning about activity from the West? Personally, I’d rather all these wonderful nations were at peace. Both Russia and China are ancient civilisations I have a huge amount of respect for. I cover the stories about their threat actors not to be partisan, but just because shadowy state-backed hackers are interesting. So I’d like to hear from security experts in either nations who are issuing advisories about western groups. Does this even happen? Can anyone out there help? #journorequest.

Cybersecurity Experts for HealthJournalUK Article

#journorequest 📢 Looking for experts / thought leadership contributors to talk about cybersecurity challenges in health systems. For a piece on @healthjournaluk Let's connect! #prrequest @journo_request

Accountancy Firm - Cyber Attack Protection

Looking to speak to an #accountancy firm about how the sector can protect itself from #cyber attacks #journorequest #cybersecurity

IT Managers - Microsoft Security Tools

Hello tech folks, I am working on a project with Microsoft this quarter in college and I am conducting some research for their Security Management team. Looking to talk to IT managers/team members at tech firms, deploying company wide security tools. Or anyone else who has… https://t.co/0HUTT8OZTr

Cybersecurity

I'm accepting new & exclusive cyber security article pitches for @CSHubUSA. Get in touch with any ideas for review! #Journorequest

Cybersecurity expert

Looking for a cybersecurity expert on short notice #journorequest

Cyber attorneys on MoveIt hack

Looking to speak to cyber attorneys today/tomorrow on what this ruling that the MoveIt hack was, legally speaking, one hack could mean for supply chain breaches moving forward! https://t.co/RlkA5aBBNj

Cybersecurity expert

Cybersecurity will dominate headlines in 2025: the good & bad of AI, evolving ransomware gangs, and new hacker threats. We have a leading cyber security expert avail for comment. Contact: [email redacted]. #CyberSecurity #AI #Ransomware #journorequest #PR

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