Introduction
List of Top Cyber Security LinkedIn Profiles
Name | Title | Company | Followers |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Herjavec | Founder and CEO | Herjavec Group | 1.2M |
Mikko Hypponen | Chief Research Officer | WithSecure | 740K |
Kevin Mitnick | Chief Hacking Officer | Mitnick Security | 670K |
Bruce Schneier | Security technologist | Schneier on Security | 590K |
Troy Hunt | Founder | Have I Been Pwned? | 540K |
Magda Chelly | Chief Security Officer | Cato Networks | 470K |
Daniel Miessler | Founder | Security BSides | 460K |
Graham Cluley | Security blogger | Sophos | 450K |
Andy Greenberg | Security journalist | Wired | 440K |
1. Robert Herjavec

- He is a Canadian-American entrepreneur, businessman, investor, and television personality.
- He is the founder and CEO of Herjavec Group, a cybersecurity firm.
- He is also a "Shark" on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank.
- He has written three books: Driven, The Power of Failure, and The Hard Thing About Hard Things.
- He has been featured in publications such as Forbes, Fortune, and The Wall Street Journal.
- He is a frequent speaker at industry events and has been recognized as one of the most influential people in the world by Time magazine.
2. Mikko Hypponen

- He is the Chief Research Officer at WithSecure, a global leader in cyber security.
- He is a world-renowned expert on computer security and has been involved in the field for over 30 years.
- He has written several books on cyber security, including "Cyberwar: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It" and "The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier."
- He is a frequent speaker at industry events and has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Wired, and Scientific American.
- He is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Cyber Security and the Advisory Board of the European Cybercrime Centre.
3. Kevin Mitnick

- He is the Chief Hacking Officer at Mitnick Security, a firm that specializes in ethical hacking and security consulting.
- He is a former hacker who was convicted of computer fraud and hacking into major corporate and government systems.
- He served five years in prison for his crimes, but after his release he became a security consultant and author.
- He has written several books on hacking and cyber security, including "The Art of Deception" and "Ghost in the Wires."
- He is a frequent speaker at industry events and has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Wired, and Forbes.
4. Bruce Schneier

- He is a security technologist, author, blogger, and inventor.
- He is the author of several books on security, including "Applied Cryptography" and "Secrets and Lies."
- He is the founder of the Schneier on Security blog, which is one of the most popular security blogs in the world.
- He is a frequent speaker at industry events and has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Wired, and Forbes.
- He is a Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
- He is a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and AccessNow.
5. Troy Hunt

- He is an Australian internet security expert and the founder of Have I Been Pwned?, a website that allows users to check whether their personal information has been compromised in a data breach.
- He is also a Microsoft Regional Director and Most Valuable Professional (MVP) specialising in online security and cloud development.
- He speaks at conferences around the world and runs workshops on how to build more secure software within organisations.
- He is the author of the book "The Art of the Hack".
Achievements of Troy Hunt
- In 2013, he was awarded the SANS Institute's "Most Valuable Contributor" award.
- In 2014, he was named one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in Cyber Security" by The Hacker News.
- In 2015, he was awarded the Australian Computer Society's "Award for Outstanding Contribution to Information Security".
6. Magda Chelly

- She is the Chief Security Officer at Cato Networks, a cloud-native security platform.
- She is a security expert with over 20 years of experience in the industry.
- She has held senior security positions at companies such as Check Point Software Technologies, IBM, and RSA Security.
- She is a frequent speaker at industry events and has been featured in publications such as The Wall Street Journal and Forbes.
- She is a member of the board of directors of the Cloud Security Alliance.
Achievements of Magda Chelly
- In 2016, she was awarded the "CISO of the Year" award by the Cloud Security Alliance.
- In 2017, she was named one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in Cyber Security" by The Hacker News.
- In 2018, she was awarded the "CSO of the Year" award by the Information Security Magazine.
7. Daniel Miessler

- He is the founder of Security BSides, a series of non-commercial, community-run security conferences.
- He is a security technologist and author.
- He is the author of the book "The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Guide to Application Security".
- He is a frequent speaker at industry events and has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Wired, and Forbes.
- He is a member of the board of directors of the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP).
Achievements of Daniel Miessler
- In 2012, he was awarded the "OWASP Community Award".
- In 2013, he was named one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in Cyber Security" by The Hacker News.
- In 2014, he was awarded the "BSides Community Award".
8. Graham Cluley

- He is a security blogger and author.
- He is the former Head of Corporate Communications and spokesperson for Sophos, a security software company.
- He is the founder of the Naked Security blog, which is one of the most popular security blogs in the world.
- He is a frequent speaker at industry events and has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Wired, and Forbes.
- He is a member of the InfoSecurity Europe Hall of Fame.
Achievements of Graham Cluley
- In 2009, he was awarded the "Security Blogger of the Year" award by the InfoSecurity Europe Awards.
- In 2010, he was named one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in Cyber Security" by The Hacker News.
- In 2011, he was awarded the "Hall of Fame" award by the InfoSecurity Europe Awards.
9. Andy Greenberg

- He is a security journalist for Wired magazine.
- He has written extensively about cyber warfare, hacking, and privacy.
- He is the author of the books Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers and This Machine Kills Secrets: How Wikileaks, Cypherpunks, and Hacktivists Aim to Free the World's Information.
- He is a frequent speaker at industry events and has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
Achievements of Andy Greenberg
- In 2014, he was awarded the Gerald Loeb Award for International Reporting for his article "The Code that Crashed the World: The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyberattack in History."
- In 2015, he was named one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in Cyber Security" by The Hacker News.
- In 2016, he was awarded the SANS Institute's "Most Valuable Contributor" award.