Professional biography
Blue is a ZDNet, c|net, CBS News journalist, educator, speaker, crisis counselor, and a volunteer NGO trainer. She is outspoken and controversial. She lost a domain to the Libyan Government, was famously yelled at by Steve Jobs, was the locus of Google's nymwars, and was the first female podcaster. Blue won a Federal lawsuit to stop an impersonator from using her name and likeness; she was SF Chronicle's sex columnist, is regularly censored, and she feels equally at home in a machine shop or tucked away with her laptop as she is on her motorcycle. Her sharp editorial eye and skill as an author has won many awards for her 40+ print books. She was the notorious sex columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle.
Violet Blue also headlines at conferences ranging from CCC (29c3), Security B-Sides, ETech, LeWeb and SXSW: Interactive, to Google Tech Talks at Google, Inc.
The London Times named Blue "One of the 40 bloggers who really count."
Latest articles from Violet Blue
Alert: Skype account hijack technique may affect all users
After six malicious takeovers of his Skype account, a frustrated security researcher has posted his attempts to get Skype's help. Here's how to protect yourself.
How to join today's April 22 CISPA protest
CISPA now goes to the Senate: it facilitates unfettered, closed-door sharing of private data with government agencies. April 22 has been declared a day of CISPA protest; here's what to do.
Chris Wysopal, Veracode: U.S. Government worst at data security
One of America's most respected security researchers discloses that the U.S. Government's data security practices are shockingly negligent. This is what CISPA supporters don't want us to know.