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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
New Chinese Cyberespionage Campaign Targets Asia, US
A newly discovered cyber espionage campaign from a Chinese threat actor is targeting Asian and US organizations with self-replicating malware called MISTCLOAK.
Google Patches Heap Overflow Zero Day in Chrome
Google has updated Chrome on the desktop and Android to address a zero day that is being exploited in the wild.
Q&A: Dan Lorenc
Dan Lorenc discusses the rise of software supply chain security threats, the value of accurate asset inventory, and how companies are addressing these challenges.
Code Execution Flaws Found in F5 BIG-IP Appliances
Rapid7 researchers discovered two code execution flaws in several versions of the F5 BIG-IP appliances.
Decipher Podcast: Dan Lorenc
Dan Lorenc, CEO and founder of Chainguard, joins Dennis Fisher to talk about supply chain security, asset inventory, Sigstore, and the challenges of helping developers write more secure code.