Jennifer Leggio

Current

• Blogger at ZDNet
• Director, Strategic Communications at Fortinet

Past

• Senior Manager, Strategic Communications at Fortinet
• Senior Manager, Public Relations and Analyst Relations at Fortinet
• Corporate Communications Manager at Hyperion (acquired by Oracle in 2007)

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Education

• California State University-Fullerton

Recommended

24 people have recommended Jennifer

Connections

458 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog
• My Blog

Jennifer Leggio’s Summary

- Jennifer Leggio has more than 13 years in the communications industry, eight of which have been focused on technology and network security.

- She has managed influencer relations programs for more than five network security companies either in an agency or in-house role; complementary background as journalist and editor.

- Led interactive social networking efforts for industry conferences including SOURCE Boston and RSA Conference (Security Bloggers Meet-Up 2008), as well as a project for Black Hat USA 2008. Jennifer also forged a community for network security professionals on Twitter, a microblogging platform.

- Currently runs strategic communications, digital media and analyst relations programs for Fortinet, where she also oversees communications for the company’s security research team.

- She also writes a blog on social media trends, primarily those relevant to enterprises, at ZDNet (URL above)

- Jennifer also provides pro bono communications support for SOURCE Conference, the parent company of SOURCE Boston and SOURCE Barcelona

Jennifer Leggio’s Specialties:

Social media; security research; analyst relations; market share reporting and competitive analysis; crisis management

Additional Information

Jennifer Leggio’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog
• My Blog

Jennifer Leggio’s Groups:

Twitter, Security Bloggers Network, SOURCE Boston, RSA Conference

•    RSA Conference
•    Black Hat
•    Information Security Community
•    Fans of Mashable
•    Security Bloggers Network
•    The Academy
•    SOURCE Boston
•    SecuraBit
•    Security Twits

Jennifer Leggio’s Honors:

News Writing Excellence Award, Orange County Press Club, 1999
Excellence in Execution Award, Hyperion, 2004
Marketing Spotlight Award, Fortinet, March 2007
"FortiChamp" corporate excellence award, Fortinet, October 2007
Top Tech Communicator, PRSourceCode, August 2008

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