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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
Software Supply Chain Security Takes Center Stage in Washington
The Biden administration issued new guidance on software supply chain security for federal agencies, which includes requirements for self-attestations and SBOMs.
New Regulation May Follow Twitter Disclosures
Whistleblower disclosures by former Twitter security executive Peiter Zatko have spurred Congress to consider new regulations of platform providers and social media companies.
Apple Patches Zero Days in macOS Monterey, Big Sur
Apple has patched zero days in the kernel of macOS Monterey and Big Sur and also fixed 11 vulnerabilities with the release of iOS 16.
Decipher Podcast: Sneakers at 30
Dennis Fisher, Zoe Lindsey, Pete Baker, and Casey Ellis convene to honor the 30th anniversary of the release of Sneakers, the greatest hacker movie ever made, and discuss its legacy, popularity in the hacker community, and why it still holds up today.
Iranian Actors Targeted SharePoint Flaw in Attack on Albania
The Iranian state-backed actors who attacked the Albanian government targeted an old SharePOint vulnerability for initial access.