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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
Log4j Attacks Spread as State Actors Target Bug
State actors from China, Iran, North Korea and other countries are targeting the Log4j (CVE-2021-44228) flaw.
Q&A: John Hammond
John Hammond of Huntress discusses the seriousness of the Apache Log4j vulnerability, the community response, and how attackers are exploiting it.
Decipher Podcast: John Hammond
John Hammond of Huntress joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the critical Log4j vulnerability, the community response, and the potential long-term effects of the bug.
Q&A: Wade Baker and Ben Edwards
Wade Baker and Ben Edwards of Cyentia Institute discuss the design and analysis of the data from the Cisco Security Outcomes Study.
Emotet Shifts Gears, Drops Cobalt Strike Directly
New versions of Emotet have been dropping Cobalt Strike beacons directly, rather than relying on intermediate payloads such as Trickbot.