Byron Acohido

USA TODAY reporter and video producer Byron Acohido is one of the nation’s most respected cybersecurity journalists. Acohido first began paying close attention to cybersecurity in 2004. He conceived and delivered what has evolved into a pioneering body of work, chronicling the frenetic evolution of cybercrime in its formative stages. He has produced dozens of USA TODAY cover stories and news videos, countless news strips and blog posts, and an award-winning book, earning half a dozen national journalism awards along the way. While at the Seattle Times earlier in his career, Acohido was awarded the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting and 11 other national awards for journalism.