The Last Watchdog
Last Watchdog is an independent, journalist-led publication covering privacy and security. Founded and edited by Byron V. Acohido, who won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting at The Seattle Times and covered technology for USA Today through the Ballmer era at Microsoft. He has reported on the security and privacy consequences of digital commerce since 2004.
The reporting runs on the same standards as any newsroom: named sources, verified claims, plain language. Q&A columns, Fireside Chat podcasts from RSAC and Black Hat, and analysis of where the industry is heading and why.
Acohido is the author of Zero Day Threat and is at work on The Butterfly Volcano, a first-person account of three years spent working inside AI tools, with a second book, Machines Against Machines, to follow.
On AI. Every piece here is shaped by human judgment. AI tools assist with research and language under direct oversight. Every interview is real, every source named and verifiable, every factual claim independently checked. The analysis and the conclusions are mine.
Independence. Last Watchdog is small on purpose. Sponsorship supports the publication and is disclosed where it applies. Sponsors do not choose topics, review copy, or influence conclusions.