Jaikumar Vijayan is a freelance technology writer specializing in computer security and privacy topics. He writes for CSO Online, Dark Reading and Security Boulevard, among other outlets. He has also written for eWEEK, InformationWeek, TechTarget, Security Intelligence, Government Computer News, Datamation, and Information Security Magazine.
Jai was previously as senior editor at Computerworld, where he covered information security topics targeted at an enterprise IT audience. In addition to breaking news stories, he wrote features and analysis based on commentary and interviews with technical experts, security executives and other IT leaders. While at Computerworld, he won several awards for excellence in technology journalism.
Prior to Computerworld, Jai covered technology issues for The Economic Times in Bangalore, India. He has a Master's degree in Statistics and lives in Naperville, Ill.
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