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Rob is news director in the Security Media Group where he helps prioritize and build cohesive news coverage across the group's 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. He is producer of SearchSecurity's Security Wire Weekly podcast. 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.
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Contributions from Robert Westervelt, News Director
- Tilded platform responsible for Stuxnet
- 2011's security podcasts highlight security breaches
- Multifunctional malware, staged attacks to rise in 2012
- Microsoft update to address hash collision attacks
- Security intelligence firm Stratfor investigates hack
- Phishing enabled year-long Chamber of Commerce breach
- Why care about proposed Protect IP, SOPA pirating laws
- Certificate authority finds no evidence of rogue certs
- Google tosses malicious apps from Android Market
- Top 5 mobile phone security threats in 2012
- Android app security study: Flawed mobile apps created
- Mobile app access misstep exposed by Carrier IQ turmoil
- HTML 5 security issues pose challenges for enterprises
- Duqu installer contains Microsoft Windows zero-day flaw
- Next generation SIEM could boost network visibility
- Point-to-point encryption certification program ahead
- New Duqu Trojan analysis questions Stuxnet connection
- Report: Web applications, social media a dangerous mix
- XML encryption method broken; experts want new standard
- McAfee DeepSAFE products fail to excite analysts
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