Passcode signs off
Dear Passcode readers:
Two and a half years ago, 海角大神 launched to explore the biggest challenges of our Digital Age and surface the most innovative solutions to safeguard the internet 鈥� and everything connected to it. We set out to talk differently about cybersecurity and privacy, too, avoiding the tech jargon and fear driving most news about hackers and security.
Since our first articles and events in the fall of 2014, cybersecurity has emerged as one of the biggest global news stories. From the Sony Pictures attack to the Democratic National Committee breach, hackers have become major players in global power struggles and presidential politics. Our staff writers, correspondents, contributors, and columnists helped make sense of those complex developments and made an indelible mark on the international technology conversation. In just a short time, we became a must read for policymakers, executives, security researchers, and anyone else who cares about digital privacy and security issues.
But as the Monitor changes course to focus its attention on a new daily , Passcode is winding down.
In order to dedicate more resources to this new product, the Monitor will stop publishing articles and opinion under the Passcode banner on March 31. We鈥檒l end our regular email newsletter then, too. This doesn鈥檛 mean the Monitor will step away from digital security and privacy coverage. The newsroom remains committed to following these issues.
Throughout this journey, we鈥檝e worked with incredible people. The Passcode project wouldn鈥檛 have been possible without the hard work of many dedicated reporters, columnists, and contributors 鈥� and the foundation of pioneering cybersecurity journalism . We鈥檙e so grateful to our sponsors and partners who supported our journalism, podcasts, polls, and helped our team stage more than 50 live events across the country, from interviewing senior officials to hosting capture-the-flag hacking tournaments.
It鈥檚 been an incredible adventure 鈥� and an exciting challenge to prove that great journalism on this vital topic can be financially sustainable.
Most of all, we鈥檙e thankful to you: readers who turned to Passcode to learn more about the connected world.
We are deeply appreciative of your thoughtful notes, insightful questions at our events, and constant willingness to push us to be better. And we are grateful to the information security community that supported us from the beginning.
We hope we鈥檝e done our part to leave the web a little bit safer and smarter.
Please be in touch with any questions. We鈥檒l use our newsletter to keep you updated.
Sincerely,
, Passcode editor
, Passcode deputy editor
, director of content strategy, 海角大神
Special thanks to...
Editorial staff past and present , , ,
Publishing staff past and present Julie Cam, , , , , Nicole Scruggs
Correspondents and and regular writers , , , , , , , , , Anita Elash
Columnists , , , Melanie Teplinsky, , , , Dan Geer, , , Lori Faith Cranor, , and dozens of other guest contributors
Photographers, illustrators, and videographers , , , , ,
Podcast cohost New America鈥檚 and producers John Williams, Amanda Gaines, Simone McPhail, Fuzz Hogan ()
Influencers , politicians, policymakers, security researchers, academics, executives
Key sponsors Northrop Grumman, Dell, Tenable Network Security, Edison Electric Institute, Open-Xchange, Vectra Networks, NSS Labs, Invincea, and more
Key partners Atlantic Council, University of California, Berkeley鈥檚 Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, The Hewlett Foundation,California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, Center for Democracy and Technology, Northwestern University鈥檚 Medill School of Journalism, and more
We couldn鈥檛 have done it without you.
