SearchSecurity.com and Information Security magazine have a team of dedicated editors who bring you the best and most timely security information available...and all at no cost to you. Our staff researches, writes and even aggregates information from across the Web on a daily basis to ensure you're always up to date on the latest news and technology updates. We also keep in constant contact with our site members, subscribers and top technical experts to bring you a constant stream of fresh, original content. Here's a look at who's behind the site:
Michael S.
Mimoso, Editorial Director, Security Media Group mmimoso@techtarget.com
Michael Mimoso is responsible for the editorial direction of the Security Media Group at TechTarget, including Information Security magazine. Michael is an award-winning journalist and former Editor of Information Security, a two-time finalist for national magazine of the year. He has been writing for business-to-business IT websites and magazines for 10 years, with a primary focus on information security. Prior to joiningTechTarget, Michael was an editor and reporter at several Boston-area newspapers. Michael holds a bachelor's degree from Stonehill College in North Easton, Mass.
Eric B.
Parizo, Senior Site Editor eparizo@techtarget.com
Utilizing the experience he's garnered after working as a print, broadcast and Web journalist for 15 years, as the senior site editor for TechTarget's Security Media Group, Eric manages the online editorial operations for its award-winning websites, including SearchSecurity.com, SearchCloudSecurity.com, SearchFinancialSecurity.com, SearchSecurityChannel.com and SearchSecurity.co.UK. He oversees the development of original technical content, including Security Schools, tips & newsletters, Ask the Experts, webcasts, videos and learning guides. Eric is a three-time ASBPE award winner, including two 2009 digital awards. Before joining the security team, Eric spent six years covering IT as a writer and news editor for various TechTarget Web properties. Prior to TechTarget, Eric worked in television news at CNN and at local stations in Massachusetts, and previously at the Daily Hampshire Gazette in Northampton, Mass. If you have editorial questions or suggestions regarding any of TechTarget's Security Media websites, email Eric at the address listed above.
Marcia
Savage, Editor, Information Security magazine msavage@techtarget.com
As editor for Information Security magazine, Savage writes and edits features, technical articles and columns. She is also the site editor for SearchCloudSecurity.com, where she edits and writes news stories, analysis and technical articles on issues relevant to secure cloud computing environments. She has been a journalist for 20 years, and has covered technology for the past 12. Before joining Tech Target in 2005, she was West Coast Bureau Chief at both SC Magazine and CRN. At CRN, she led the publication's security coverage and also reported on the microprocessor market. Prior to her technology reporting, she worked as a staff writer at daily newspapers in Medford, Ore., and Davis, Calif., where her writing won regional journalism awards.
Jessica Beder, Assistant Site Editor jbeder@techtarget.com
Jessica manages the daily website updates for SearchSecurity.com and other Security Media websites, produces editorial newsletters and helps manage SearchSecurity.com's Ask the Experts section. Prior to joining TechTarget, she spent a year working for Granite Telecommunications as a MAC provisioning representative. As an undergraduate student she interned for the publishing company Verve Editions, and immediately following graduation she held an editorial internship for the travel writing site Destination Guides. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature from the University of Vermont in 2009.
Brandan Blevins, Assistant Site Editor bblevins@techtarget.com
Brandan helps implement daily website updates for the various Security Media websites and also focuses on SearchSecurity.com’s Ask the Experts sections. Before joining TechTarget, he spent a year with Dish Network. He also gained prior publishing experience at Wellesley Information Services working on their Experts series. Brandan graduated from Bates College with a B.A. in English in 2008.
Robert
Westervelt, News Director rwestervelt@techtarget.com
Rob is news director in the Security Media Group where he helps prioritize and build cohesive news coverage across five websites in the TechTarget portfolio. As a news reporter and editor for SearchSecurity.com, he produces news stories daily on breaking cybersecurity news and trending topics as well as topical podcasts and videos. Since joining TechTarget in July 2003, Rob has covered SAP, Oracle and the database industry for SearchDatabase.com, SearchSAP.com and SearchOracle.com. Prior to joining TechTarget, Rob was a newspaper reporter for five years at The Day in New London, Conn., where he wrote a variety of crime, general news, government and business stories while covering towns in Southeastern Connecticut. A military veteran, Rob served four years with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Forces Police in Kaiserslautern Germany. He holds a degree in journalism from the University of Connecticut.
Maggie M.
Sullivan, Copy Editor msullivan@techtarget.com
Maggie is SearchSecurity.com's chief copy editor and SEO strategist. She edits all copy before it goes live on the site and works directly with fellow members of the editorial team to ensure the adoption of SEO best practices and increase organic search engine traffic. Maggie has worked as a freelance writer and intern for The Hartford Courant. She previously spent four years at Quinnipiac University, where she received a BA in print journalism.