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Dennis Fisher

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Dennis 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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1130 articles by Dennis Fisher

Better Living Through Resilience

The SolarWinds breach, ransomware epidemic and other threats have emphasized the urgent need for more resilient systems.

Rsa2021, Cryptography

Government Security Upgrade May Need Private Sector Help

CISA and other federal agencies are expanding their incident response capacities, but there is discussion of tapping into private sector resources during major incidents.

Government, Ransomware

Colonial Pipeline Attack Puts DarkSide Ransomware Under Scrutiny

The attack on Colonial Pipeline has focused the attention of the FBI and White House on the DarkSide ransomware developers and its operators.

Ransomware, Government

DarkSide Ransomware Attack on Colonial Pipeline a Worrying Precedent

The DarkSide ransomware hit the Colonial Pipeline on Friday, forcing the company to take its main distribution lines offline to recover.

Ransomware, Government

Decipher Podcast: Peter Baker

Dennis Fisher talks with Peter Baker, the founding brand designer at Duo and the man behind the Decipher brand, about his design philosophy, the earliest days of Scio/Duo, why design matters in security, and the influence that positivity and usability has had on the industry.

Podcast