Sharon Shea
Lead Editor, Cybersecurity | LinkedInSharon Shea brings more than a decade of experience to B2B journalism, earning accolades for her coverage of cybersecurity and IoT. As executive editor of TechTarget SearchSecurity, she leads editorial strategy and content development for one of the industry's most trusted cybersecurity resources. In this role, she writes and edits articles designed to help CISOs and security leaders navigate the evolving threat landscape, implement security strategies and make informed technology decisions. Shea joined TechTarget in 2011 as a marketing copywriter and became an editor for SearchSecurity in 2013. She launched IoT Agenda in 2016 and returned to SearchSecurity in 2019 to focus on cybersecurity coverage. Shea graduated from Suffolk University with a BSJ in print journalism and a minor in advertising. She has won multiple Azbee awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors -- including national and regional honors for conference coverage, editing and writing, and the launch of IoT Agenda as a new website -- as well as TechTarget's Editor of the Year award.
143 articles by Sharon Shea
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Welcome to TechTarget Cybersecurity
Oct. 27, 2026 -
When a critical supplier gets breached: CISO’s response guide
Oct. 2, 2026 -
CISA red team reveals why some SOCs fail and others succeed
Aug. 28, 2026 -
AI agent security must move beyond human-in-the-loop, experts say
Aug. 18, 2026 -
Behind the scenes at Black Hat’s network operations center
Aug. 12, 2026 -
Edtech gets schooled by third-party cyberthreats
July 10, 2026 -
What CISA’s new remediation directive means for CISOs
June 13, 2026 -
What is incident response? A complete guide
June 10, 2026 -
Verizon 2026 DBIR: 6 key takeaways for CISOs
May 22, 2026 -
Taking care of business: The CISO’s role in a cyber crisis
May 20, 2026 -
Inside the SOC that secured RSAC 2026 Conference
April 15, 2026 -
Agentic AI’s role in amplifying and creating insider risks
April 7, 2026 -
Watch your words: Tim Brown’s advice for CISOs
March 27, 2026 -
Lessons in incident response from the Olympics, World Cup
March 16, 2026 -
Cybersecurity and business needs: A CISO’s 2026 outlook
Jan. 29, 2026 -
18 enterprise email security best practices for 2026
Jan. 22, 2026 -
Cybersecurity conferences to attend in 2026
Jan. 12, 2026 -
Top web app security vulnerabilities and how to mitigate them
Dec. 29, 2025 -
Top 7 password hygiene tips and best practices
Oct. 22, 2025 -
How AI malware works and how to defend against it
Aug. 27, 2025 -
Red vs. blue vs. purple team: What are the differences?
Aug. 22, 2025 -
What is IoT security?
Aug. 5, 2025 -
An explanation of purple teaming
Aug. 1, 2025 -
What is a smart home? Everything you need to know
July 31, 2025 -
11 IoT security challenges and how to overcome them
July 25, 2025