Wardens of the Web

No, I have not returned to CNET. That's a statement I had to make several times a few weeks ago when News.com ran a series I had written just before leaving. The pieces were part of a week-long special report called "Wardens of the Web." In it, I profiled the three top security guys at Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, the three biggest Web companies.

The Special Report was my farewell gift to CNET, so to speak. It was very fun to report and write, though I have to give a shout out to the editors at CNET who did a great job at making the pieces shine.

Google, Yahoo and Microsoft gave unprecedented access to me to report this piece. Their security heads typically shun the spotlight, but I was able to win their trust and get them to share their stories. While some folks have told me that I should have been tougher on the men and take them to task for not doing enough when it comes to security, I feel the purpose of these pieces was to profile them and show a piece of their world, rather than being critical. However, in the podcast that is also part of the series I do critically review the three big Web companies with a trio of security experts.


I recommend you read it and also take a listen to the podcast and also the podcast recorded by Robert Vamosi where he interviews me as a guest on Security Bites, our old show :-)