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We live in a world that is entirely connected to the internet. A lot of information is floating over the internet that is crucial to businesses. However, such information is also vulnerable to cyberattacks as the digital world is open to all, whether someone uses it for good intent or bad. This is where cybersecurity becomes vital, involving everything to ensure the security of sensitive data, personally identifiable information, intellectual property, governmental and industry information systems, etc. from theft and damage attempted. When it comes to cybersecurity, gaining insights from cybersecurity experts and influencers will be beneficial. They can help optimise organizations' security systems and applications.
Analytics Insight has compiled a list of Top 10 Cybersecurity experts worth following on Twitter in 2021.
Brian Krebs is an American independent investigative reporter, and one of the most globally recognized voices in Cybersecurity. He is an author of an award-winning book called "Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime – from Global Epidemic to Your Front Door". Brian began his career as a reporter at The Washington Post and authored more than 1,300 blog posts for the Security Fix blog. He has won 12 awards for his blogs, which mainly focuses on computer security and cybercrime.
Eva Galperin serves as the Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). She is a technical advisor for the Freedom of the Press Foundation. She is noted for her extensive work in protecting global privacy and free speech and for her research on malware and nation-state spyware. Eva's proactivity gave her recognition in the Fast Company Magazine's "Most Creative People of 2019".
Adam K. Levin is a recognized expert on cybersecurity, privacy, identity theft, fraud, and personal finance. He has distinguished himself as a fierce consumer advocate for the past 40 years. He is the co-founder of Credit.com and the Founder and Chairman of CyberScout. Adam is an author of the critically acclaimed book, Swiped: How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers, Phishers, and Identity Thieves.
Bruce Schneier is a well-known security technologist and Lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School. He is a board member of EFF, Access Now and the Tor Project; a special advisor to IBM Security; and the CTO at IBM Resilient. Bruce has written and published several Application Security books including the most popular "Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World". He also has his own blog that covers security-related trends.
Shira Rubinoff is a recognized cybersecurity executive, cybersecurity & blockchain advisor, global keynote speaker and influencer. She has built two cybersecurity product companies and led multiple women-in-technology efforts. She currently serves as President of the NYC-based technology incubator, Prime Tech Partners and the social-media-security firm, SecureMySocial. Shira also serves on the Boards of Pace University Cybersecurity Program, The Executive Women's Forum for Information Security, Leading Women in Technology, the blockchain company, Mainframe, and AI companies, TrueConnect & Pypestream.
Dmitri Alperovitch is an American computer security industry executive. He is a Co-Founder and former CTO of CrowdStrike. He is also on the boards of over a half-dozen companies and has patents on more than two dozen of his cybersecurity creations. Served as vice president of threat research at McAfee in August 2011, Dmitri had published Operation Shady RAT, a report on suspected Chinese intrusions into at least 72 organizations, including defense contractors, businesses worldwide, the United Nations and the International Olympic Committee.
Eugene Kaspersky is a Russian cybersecurity expert. He is chairman and CEO of Moscow-based Kaspersky Labs where he has earned worldwide fame. His interest in IT security began when his PC was infected with the Cascade virus while working for the Ministry of Defense, and he developed a program to remove it.
Mikko Hypponen, a global security expert, is working at F-Secure since 1991. He has written on his research for the New York Times, Wired and Scientific American as well as appears frequently on international TV. Mikko has lectured at the universities of Stanford, Oxford and Cambridge. He was selected among the 50 most important people on the web by the PC World magazine and was included in the FP Global 100 Thinkers list.
Daniel Miessler is a project leader of OWASP's IoT security project. He is broadly known for his weekly voice on the Unsupervised Learning podcast and newsletter, which explores the intersection of security, technology, and society.
Steve Morgan is the Founder of Cybersecurity Ventures, Editor-in-Chief at Cybercrime Magazine and Executive Producer at Cybercrime Radio. He is also a researcher, publisher, journalist, and author. Every year, Steve comes up with a report about the current state of cybercrime, including statistical data. His reports are being referred to and quoted by a variety of magazines, journals, and other media outlets.
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