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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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1168 articles by Dennis Fisher

Hacking for Good: The Cult of the Dead Cow and the Rise of Hacker Culture

Members of the Cult of the Dead Cow are joined by fellow hackers and security leaders Dug Song, Katie Moussouris, and Heather Adkins to trace the origins of hacker culture and its lasting influence.

Video, Black Hat

Coordinated Ransomware Attack Hits Texas Government Agencies

More than 20 Texas agencies have been compromised in a widespread ransomware attack.

Ransomware

New Attack Exposes Serious Bluetooth Weakness

The KNOB attack exploits a weakness in how Bluetooth devices negotiate the encryption key, allowing eavesdropping and decryption of communications.

Bluetooth Security

Chrome and Firefox Removing EV Certificate Indicators

In the coming months, Google and Mozilla will remove the Extended Validation security indicators from the browser address bars.

Google, Mozila

Many HTTP/2 Servers Vulnerable to DoS Bugs

A number of HTTP/2 server implementations are vulnerable to eight newly disclosed denial-of-service flaws.

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