WSJ names new cybersecurity reporter

Jonathan Krim, technology editor and San Francisco bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following staff announcement on Monday afternoon:

I’m delighted to announce that Danny Yadron will be joining the San Francisco bureau in a full-time beat covering cybersecurity, as we put laser focus on this increasingly important issue from both business and consumer perspectives.

Security threats and attacks come from many places beyond foreign powers, as do efforts to thwart them: From the black hat world of hackers to the corporate labs and boardrooms of companies seeking to prevent and/or profit   from cyber-insecurity, Danny will be on top of the money, the technology and the people.

He’ll also work closely with colleagues in the D.C. bureau — from where he is emigrating — who often write about cyber from policy, national security and state-sponsored warfare perspectives.

Danny grew up in various Chicago suburbs and graduated with a BS and MS in Journalism from Northwestern University. He’s covered state politics at the Austin American-Statesman, interned at the Buffalo News and started in the Journal’s Chicago bureau in 2010 as Bryan Gruley’s summer intern. In Washington, he’s covered general politics and spent five months on the road for the 2012 GOP primaries. (Ask him about his bleary-eyed Hub spot from Iowa that featured an unmade bed and greasy pizza box in the background.)

Since November, he’s been covering the tech and telecom lobbies from Washington. As of late, he’s broken news on Iranian hackers digitally harassing American businesses and national security regulators placing unprecedented restrictions on SoftBank Corp.’s acquisition of Sprint Nextel Corp.

He also plays some music.  In high school, his band opened for Hanson (MMMBop).

He will start in mid-July. Please join me in congratulating Danny.