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I started appearing in media reports in 2000. I used to provide this information on my Web site, but since I don't keep that page up-to-date anymore, I decided to publish it here. As of 2017 , Mr. Bejtlich generally declines press inquiries on cybersecurity matters, including those on background. 2016 Mr. Bejtlich was cited in the Forture story Meet the US's First Ever Cyber Chief , published 8 September 2016. Mr. Bejtlich was interviewed for the NPR story Cybersecurity: Who's Vulnerable To Attack? , aired 30 July 2016. Mr. Bejtlich was interviewed for the Washington Post story It’s not just the DNC; we all send emails we probably shouldn’t , published 25 July 2016. Mr. Bejtlich was interviewed for the New Scientist story NATO says the internet is now a war zone – what does that mean? , published 22 June 2016. Mr. Bejtlich was interviewed for the Military Times story The Pentagon's controversial plan to hire military leaders off the street , published 19 June...

I started publishing my thoughts and findings on digital security in 1999. I used to provide this information on my Web site, but since I don't keep that page up-to-date anymore, I decided to publish it here. 2015 and later: Please visit Academia.edu for Mr. Bejtlich's most recent research. 2014 and earlier: Seven Tips for Small Business Security , in the Huffington Post, 18 June 2014 Strategy, Not Speed: What Today's Digital Defenders Must Learn From Cybersecurity's Early Thinkers , for the Brookings Institution, 7 May 2014 What Federal Cyber Breach Notifications Really Mean for Business , for the Brookings Institution, 25 March 2014 Don't Underestimate Cyber Spies: How Virtual Espionage Can Lead to Actual Destruction in Foreign Affairs , 2 May 2013 Become a Hunter in the targeted-threat-centric Information Security Magzine, July-August 2011 (.pdf) Directions in Incident Detection and Response (.pdf) in the January/February 2011 issue of IEEE S...

I started speaking publicly about digital security in 2000. I used to provide this information on my Web site, but since I don't keep that page up-to-date anymore, I decided to publish it here. 2017 Mr. Bejtlich led a podcast titled Threat Hunting: Past, Present, and Future, in early July 2017. He interviewed four of the original six GE-CIRT incident handlers. The audio is posted on YouTube . Thank you to Sqrrl for making the reunion possible. Mr. Bejtlich's latest book was inducted into the Cybersecurity Canon . Mr. Bejtlich is doing limited security consulting. See this blog post for details. 2016 Mr. Bejtlich organized and hosted the Management track (now "Executive track") at the 7th annual Mandiant MIRCon (now "FireEye Cyber Defense Summit") on 29-30 November 2016. Mr. Bejtlich delivered the keynote to the 2016 Air Force Senior Leaders Orientation Co...