By Dennis Fisher

It occurred to me recently that I’ve been covering the security
industry for just about 10 years. That’s a long time to be doing
anything, and especially to be writing about one topic. But it’s hard
to think of something that would have been much more interesting to
cover this decade, given the huge change in the amount of attention
paid to security and the fascinating cast of characters this industry
has.

It occurred to me recently that I’ve been covering the security
industry for just about 10 years. That’s a long time to be doing
anything, and especially to be writing about one topic. But it’s hard
to think of something that would have been much more interesting to
cover this decade, given the huge change in the amount of attention
paid to security and the fascinating cast of characters this industry
has.

So, given that it’s the end of the Naughties and everyone
is looking back, fondly or not, herewith is a list (in alphabetical
order, sorry Chris) of some of the more interesting people I’ve had the
chance to interview in the last 10 years. It’s by no means a
comprehensive list, and the criteria for inclusion were completely
subjective and made up on the spot.

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