Bill Brenner

Current

• Senior Editor at CSOonline and Magazine, part of IDG Enterprise

Past

• Senior News Writer at TechTarget Security Media Group
• Night Editor at The Eagle-Tribune
• Editor/reporter at Community Newspaper Company

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Education

• Salem State College
• North Shore Community College
• Northeast Regional Vocational High School, Wakefield, Mass.

• Paul Revere School, Revere, Mass.
• Theodore Roosevelt School, Revere, Mass.

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Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Website
• My Company
• My Facebook profile

Bill Brenner’s Summary

I'm an experienced journalist, family man and history buff looking to use my writing and editing skills for the betterment of humanity. I'm driven by a passion to write stories that will help security professionals do their jobs, and consider myself blessed to be doing this work.

Along the way, I've gotten to work with outstanding, gifted writers, editors and bloggers: Derek Slater, Anne Saita, Jim Malone, Rob Westervelt, Dennis Fisher, Mike Mimoso, Gretchen Putnam and Jack Daniel, to name a few.

When I'm not obsessing about the next story, I immerse myself in family: my wife, Erin, our boys, Sean and Duncan, our church community (born Jewish, became Catholic), and history. I love traveling to Washington DC and anywhere else with historical significance. I'm also interested in health and wellness matters, especially the fight against mental illness.

If you want to share ideas for security stories or get in touch for no particular reason, please do.

Bill Brenner’s Specialties:

Writing, editing, management, design, public presentations/speaking, organizational expertise and accumulating many security and media contacts

Bill Brenner’s Experience

• Senior Editor

  CSOonline and Magazine, part of IDG Enterprise

  (Online Media industry)

  April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  I've joined the team at CSO magazine and CSO online for a simple reason: The group churns out superb content that helps security professionals understand the risks and opportunities around them so they can do their jobs more effectively. I am thrilled to be here.

• Senior News Writer

  TechTarget Security Media Group

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Online Media industry)

  May 2004 — April 2008 (4 years )

  As senior news writer I focused on breaking news, in-depth analysis and multimedia projects for SearchSecurity.com and Information Security magazine. In this role, I wrote regular series and produced weekly podcasts dealing with cyber threats, be it terrorism or data thievery, computer vulnerabilities the bad guys are trying to exploit and technologies/policies the good guys use to fight back.

• Night Editor

  The Eagle-Tribune

  (Newspapers industry)

  November 1999 — May 2004 (4 years 7 months)

  As night editor I was responsible for managing night-time newsroom operations. This involved sending reporters and photographers to the scene of breaking news, editing news that was filed in the evening and helping to plan coverage for the following days and weeks.

• Editor/reporter

  Community Newspaper Company

  (Newspapers industry)

  May 1995 — November 1999 (4 years 7 months)

  I started as a reporter covering the Swampscott, Mass., school system for The Swampscott Reporter and went on to cover crime, government and community news for the Stoneham Sun. Then came a year of covering Lynn city politics for the Lynn Sunday Post and North Shore Sunday, followed by more than two years as editor of the Billerica Minuteman.

Bill Brenner’s Education

• Salem State College

  Bachelors , English , 1992 — 1996

  Activities and Societies:

  Staff editor for the Soundings East literary magazine, writer for the Salem State Log newspaper; tutored fellow students in the writing center

• North Shore Community College

  1989 — 1992

  Activities and Societies:

  Member of the Student Government Association and Poetry Society

• Northeast Regional Vocational High School, Wakefield, Mass.

  H.S. diploma , Drafting, architecture , 1985 — 1989

• Paul Revere School, Revere, Mass.

  Middle school , 1983 — 1985

• Theodore Roosevelt School, Revere, Mass.

  K-6 , 1977 — 1983

Additional Information

Bill Brenner’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company
• My Facebook profile

Bill Brenner’s Interests:

Family, history, politics, involvement in my church community (All Saints Parish, Haverhill, Mass.), walking, the sea, travel, coffee

Bill Brenner’s Groups:

Member of the board of directors for the National Information Security Group (NAISG), Those in Media

•    CSORoundtable
•    Information Security Expert Center
•    HomelandSecurity
•    CISO: Meaningful Metrics
•    Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
•    Black Hat
•    LinkEds & writers
•    Information Security Community
•    National Information Security Group
•    ThoseinMedia
•    New England Tech Professionals Network
•    Theodore Roosevelt Association
•    Loss Prevention Professionals
•    CIO Forum
•    CSO Forum
•    SecurityMetrics
•    Salem State College Alumni
•    Salem State College Communications Department Alumni
•    Security Bloggers Network
•    Identity and Access Management (IAM)
•    Salem State College Alumni Network
•    Enterprise Security
•    The CISO Link
•    The Academy Pro
•    IDG - International Data Group
•    Security Industry Group
•    Online reporters and editors
•    Youthenticate Identity Services 2.0
•    SOURCE Conference
•    American Society of Business Publication Editors
•    Business Continuity, Information Security Assurance and Compliance Management
•    Catholic Professionals
•    Crisis, Emergency & Disaster Recovery Professionals
•    Identity Theft
•    Security Leaders Group
•    New Media Interchange
•    New England New Media Association
•    PCI DSS FORUM
•    Security Podcasts
•    Security Professionals in Media Companies
•    NSA Information Assurance
•    Security Twits
•    New England First Amendment Center
•    TechTarget Alumni
•    CYBER WARFARE Forum Initiative - CWFI
•    infoBOOM! Must-know people, ideas and opinions for mid-sized business
•    Cloud Security Alliance
•    Digital ID World
•    Information Security Review

Bill Brenner’s Honors:

Five-time winner of TechTarget Bull's-Eye award for series and podcast work; winner of the July 2008 CXO Inc. Summit Award for efforts as CSO senior editor.

Bill Brenner’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch