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Megan Gates

Megan Gates.pngSenior Editor

Expertise: Cybersecurity

Megan Gates is the senior editor at Security Management covering emerging cybersecurity threats and trends, banking and finance, cultural properties security, executive protection, and legal issues related to the security profession. Additionally, on Fridays she covers breaking news security incidents with analysis from practitioners or individuals  impacted as part of the publication's Today in Security articles. Gates is also the editor-in-chief of the magazine's tech supplement, Security Technology. 

She has received numerous awards for her writing, including the ASBPE 2022 Stephen Barr Award for Feature Writing and a 2021 APEX Award of Excellence for Technical and Technology Writing. In addition to being published by Security Management, ​her work's been featured in Reuters, USA TODAY College, The Springfield Business Journal, The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Celebrate Arkansas Magazine, and The Joplin Globe.​ ​​​​​​​​​She holds a Bachelor's of Science in Journalism with a minor in Film Studies from Missouri State University.


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Articles by Megan
One Year Later: Ukrainian Security Practitioners Reflect on Invasion Anniversary Earthquake Response: Search and Rescue Continues, But New Focus on Humanitarian Aid Emerges Memphis: Five Cops Charged in Death of Tyre Nichols as Authorities Prepare to Release Video Footage Amid Bomb Threats, Schools Seek Support and Resources An Explosive Situation: Strategies to Prevent Youth Radicalization Historically Black, Historically Targeted: HBCUs Experience More Bomb Threats, Violent Rhetoric Treating Trauma Building a Methodology for Proactive Close Protection Crisis Intervention: A Stabilizing Force Who’s Liable for an Active Shooter Incident? Expectations Are Changing Manchester Inquiry: Emergency Response to Arena Bombing Went ‘Badly Wrong’ Frankenstein Fraud: How Synthetic Identities Became the Fastest-Growing Fraud Trend Digital Threats to High Value Targets Pose Physical Security Risks The Intoxication Issue Lost in Transit
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