Heat, Kelso and the Hacker Mindset
In the 1995 classic Heat, the character Kelso is an old-school hacker with a background as a DARPA scientist who uses his
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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
Operation Endgame Targets Trickbot, IcedID, Other Botnets in Huge Disruption
Europol and other agencies disrupted several major malware families, including IcedID, Bymblebess, Trickbot, and Smokeloader in an
AI Security ‘Is a Software Problem’
Securing AI systems and LLMs seems like a daunting task, but experts say the same principles that apply to software security can
Okta Says Breach Affected All Support Customers
Okta officials said that the September intrusion in its customer support system affected every company in the Okta system.
New AI Guidelines Focus on Safety and Security of Models, Data
New AI guidelines authored by CISA and the UK's NCSC stress the importance of secure design, development, deployment, and operation of AI models and tools.
Decipher Podcast: What We’re Thankful For
Dennis Fisher and Lindsey O'Donnell-Welch talk about some of things in the security community they're thankful for, and a couple of things they're not.
Four Threat Groups Targeted Zimbra Collaboration Flaw
Google's Threat Analysis Group has identified four separate campaigns targeting the Zimbra Collaboration vulnerability (CVE-2023-37580) in recent months.
EU Parliament Committee Rejects Mass Scanning of Encrypted Messages
A key European Union Parliament committee has rejected proposed language that would allow for mass scanning of encrypted messages.