Dear Reader,
One of my favorite assignments at Dark Reading, when I first joined the newly launched media site in 2006, was to interview and write human-profile stories about cybersecurity industry pioneers. Although I had already been covering the industry for a few years, this posed a unique opportunity to trace the roots of its organic evolution to the work and personalities of smart, curious, and creative researchers such as HD Moore, Marc Maiffret, Dan Kaminsky, Joanna Rutkowska, and so many others. It was a fun project that helped position Dark Reading as a trusted chronicler of the industry, and also laid the foundation for our reporting, sourcing, and deep perspective on a rapidly growing sector.
Celebrating Dark Reading's 20th anniversary this year, with all the retrospective and forward-looking content the team produced, gave me the opportunity to contemplate what the next decade might look like for cybersecurity, for Dark Reading, and for my career. Dark Reading has grown up a lot since our days as a two-person shop, and I have had the privilege of building a team more than three times that size. The site offers more breadth and scope than ever, including our international-focused coverage with Dark Reading Global, our podcast, Dark Reading Confidential, and the launch of our CISO Advisory Board.
My team is strong, and so is Dark Reading at 20. It hit me during our celebrations that it's time for a new challenge. So, after much reflection (and all kinds of emotions), I decided to leave Dark Reading and write a new chapter.