Meet the Team

PledgeSecure is a security and privacy news blog that was started in March 2009. We are located in Boston, MA, where many of our nation’s finest security and privacy professionals are groomed for their careers.

This blog is written by an stunning team of writers who have strong interests in making sure that our nation’s population stays safe and secure in everyday life.



Joshua McGinnis

I’m a full-time web developer and marketer for an enterprise software company in the Boston area. I enjoy working on new business ventures and spend much of my free time doing so. In the off chance that I am not working, I enjoy spending time with my beautiful fiance Catherine, playing guitar, and tinkering with my Arduino.

Hobbies & Interests: Online Marketing, Web Development and Design, Web Security


Amanda McGee

I write tutorials, reviews, and how to articles on web design, web development, and other programs. I also design websites for a living and have written over 1,600 articles and tutorials.

Hobbies & Interests: Web Design, Web Development, Adobe Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, WordPress, CMS Software, & Writing.


Leo Lincourt

Leo is a technologist, writer and new media specialist transplanted to Fort Wayne, Indiana from Central NY. He was led to believe the Indiana winters would be nicer and gas cheaper. He feels somewhat let down in those respects. His educational background is in Experimental Psychology and Computer Science but he has led a varied professional life ranging from museum management to owning and operating a web hosting and development company. Leo writes on a variety of topics including technology, science, skepticism and food.

Hobbies & Interests: Security, privacy and free speech in the digital age, Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology, Skepticism, Politics. Reading (especially Golden Age Science Fiction), collecting obscure Progressive Rock music, general geekery, cooking and playing guitar badly.
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