Michael Farrell is the editor of Passcode, a section from The Christian Science Monitor dedicated to covering the intersection of technology, security, and privacy. Farrell is based in Boston where he oversees a team of writers around the country and abroad who cover cybersecurity, hackers and hacktivists, online threats, network vulnerabilities, Internet espionage, and surveillance in the digital age. Previously, Farrell was a business reporter at The Boston Globe where he wrote about Web startups and big software companies in New England. He also tracked the myriad ways technology is changing how we all live and work. He has served as the Monitor's San Francisco bureau chief and its Middle East editor.

Ruby Zefo is Vice President, Law & Policy Group at Intel Corporation, and serves as its Chief Privacy & Security Counsel. Ruby manages Intel’s global privacy and security legal group, whose charter is to maximize Intel’s impact through personal empowerment, practical solutions, and optimal results on complex global privacy and security risks and opportunities. In addition, Ruby manages teams responsible for legal support of Intel Security Group (formerly McAfee), Intel’s IT department, and Intel’s global trademark practice. She also co-chairs the Law & Policy Group's first women's leadership development program, Leading Edge.

Ruby began her law career at Fenwick & West LLP, specializing in litigation. She later joined Sun Microsystems, Inc., specializing in licensing, marketing, and trademark law.

Ruby has a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley, and a J.D. from Stanford Law School. She is a frequent speaker on legal practice and leadership topics.