The best cybersecurity reporter in America

Cory Blair of American Journalism Review profiles Brian Krebs, the blogger who broke the story about the Target credit card security breach in 2013.

Blair writes, “In the past year, Krebs also reported on a $900,000 ‘cyberheist,’ where cyber-criminals overloaded the servers of a bank with fake traffic to distract employees while they stole nearly $1 million from an online bank account. He reported on a breach in retail stores Michaels and Aaron Brothers that resulted in 3 million credit cards being stolen. Since the beginning of 2014, he has covered at least 7 different data breaches. 

“Krebs has covered cyber security for more than a decade, first writing about it for The Washington Post before starting his own site.

“It’s only recently, though, close readers of his say, that his work has penetrated national conversations.

“Krebs, who earned a bachelor’s degree in international studies from George Mason University in 1994, has over 60,000 followers on Twitter. His name is well known among security professionals and his stories are common household topics now. And, though he hasn’t said how much revenue his site generates, Krebs has said he is making more now based on advertising, speaking engagements and other consulting gigs than he did reporting at The Post.

“The cybersecurity beat, after years of obscurity, is finally paving its way into the mainstream.”

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