Karl is a lead writer on cloud security for TechRepublic, specializing in enterprise security risks, strategies, products, threats, trends and technologies for securing organizations. After receiving a BA in comparative religions from Florida State University, he worked for the Tampa Tribune, and radio and TV stations in Tallahassee before moving to Boulder, Colorado, where he pursued his interests in acting at Denver theaters. After receiving an MFA in dramatic writing from Brooklyn College he became a journalist and wrote for several years for publications covering the automotive, industrial chemical, internet tech and consumer marketing verticals. He has written for Adweek, Brandweek, The Chemical Market Reporter and MediaPost, and was also the public affairs officer at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering for six years prior to coming to TA.