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Dennis Fisher
Editor in ChiefDennis Fisher is an award-winning journalist who has been covering information security and privacy since 2000.
He is one of the co-founders of Threatpost and previously wrote for TechTarget and eWeek, when magazines were still a thing that existed. Dennis enjoys finding the stories behind the headlines and digging into the motivations and thinking of both defenders and attackers. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Improper Bostonian, Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge, and most of his kids’ English papers.
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Featured Articles
Software Has Eaten the World But There’s Still Hope
As software systems have become ever more complex, the opportunity for security researchers to show their value has grown, as
Digging Into FIN7’s Latest Tools and Tactics
FIN7 is a highly active and capable cybercrime group also known as Carbanak that has been evolving and using its own tools such as
Decipher Podcast: Andy Greenberg
Andy Greenberg of Wired magazine joins Dennis Fisher to talk about the incredible story of the NotPetya malware outbreak.
Senators Want Independent Security Testing of Voting Machines
Four influential senators are asking a voting machine vendor to allow security researchers to test their products.
Decipher Black Hat Panel
Decipher's Black Hat panel featured editors Dennis Fisher and Fahmida Rashid, along with fellow journalists, security researchers, and marketing executives in a broad discussion of security topics.
Set of Serious Bugs Haunts Ghostscript
A Google security researcher has discovered a series of sandbox bypass vulnerabilities in the Ghostscript interpreter that threaten many Linux servers.
Microsoft Targets Fancy Bear Hacking Group
Microsoft has taken over six domains associated with a Russian-backed hacking group known to have targeted U.S. political campaigns and candidates.