Bob Carver the Top Cybersecurity Twitter Influencer in Opening Quarter of 2021

An analysis of GlobalData’s cybersecurity influencer platform has revealed the top 10 cybersecurity influencers for the opening quarter of 2021, with Verizon’s Bob Carver leading the list, coming in at number one.

Carver, Principal for cybersecurity threat intelligence and analytics at Verizon, boasted a score of 100 and currently has 17,400 people following him on Twitter. He is closely followed on the list by Lesley Carhart of industrial cybersecurity company, Dragos, with a score of 97. Swift on Security, Katie Moussouris, and Jacob Williams completed the top five, scoring 87, 79 and 79, respectively.

Full Top Cybersecurity Twitter Influencer List

1. Bob Carver (@cybersecboardrm) – 100 points
2. Lesley Carhart (@hacks4pancakes) – 97 points
3. Swift on Security (@SwiftOnSecurity) – 87 points
4. Katie Moussouris (@k8em0) – 79 points
5. Jacob Williams (@MalwareJake) – 79 points
6. Matthew Hickey (@hackerfantastic) – 77 points
7. Florian Roth (@Cyb3rOps) – 77 points
8. Rob Fuller (@mubix) – 72 points
9. Kim Zetter (@KimZetter) – 71 points
10. Brian Honan (@BrianHonan) – 70 points

The influencer score displayed for each influencer by GlobalData considers multiple factors. These included the follower count of the person, their overall number of tweets posted and topical key words, their number of engagements with their posts and their follower network.

GlobalData.com is a disruptor database that specialises in decoding emerging tech-enabled opportunities with must-have information on promising start-ups. They report on every quarter of the year to provide us with the top trends in the cybersecurity industry.

The information released by GlobalData also included other emerging trends related to cybersecurity for the opening quarter of 2021, including the top companies and the top discussion topics.

In terms of companies, GitHub, Amazon, and Cisco Systems emerged as the most mentioned companies among cybersecurity influencer discussions on Twitter during Q1 2021.

Information security, cyberattack and ransomware were the most mentioned trends in cybersecurity during the period.

On March 23 rd , hackers used the name of the GitHub creator and developer to compromise the official PHP Git Server and put a backdoor in the source. There were also rumours that Amazon was experiencing difficulties with their product, ‘Alexa’, and its usage skills being capable of bypassing the security vetting process.

With information security proving an emerging trend in Q1 2021, Influencer Analyst at GlobalData.com, Smitarani Tripathy talked about potential reasons for this.

Tripathy: “Influencer conversations related to information security with a major focus on data security grew by 10% in Q1 2021, compared to the previous quarter, majorly due to increase in data breach activites”.

As 4000 companies’ first choice when it comes to data analysis, GlobalData are host to some of the most expansive business figures in the world. The information they scout out each quarter is essential to making the cybersecurity industry aware of all potential trends and dangers.