Winter Vivern APT Targeting Ukrainian, European Organizations
A low-profile attack group known as Winter Vivern has recently been targeting government and private organizations in Ukraine,...
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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
Microsoft Patches Two Bugs Under Active Attack
In its March Patch Tuesday release, Microsoft has fixed two vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-23397) and (CVE-2023-24880) that have...
GitHub Begins Mandatory 2FA Rollout for Developers
Starting March 13, developers on GitHub will be required to enable some form of two-factor authentication for their accounts.
No Easy Fix for BGP Leaks
We forget that the Internet is pretty fragile and when something breaks, there is collateral damage. DNS hijacking and BGP leaks are two of the problems we haven't fixed yet, and there aren't any easy solutions.
Uber Evolves Bug Bounty Program to Reassure Researchers
Uber has updated its bounty program to provide security researchers with clarity on what good faith research looks like.
The Rise and Rise of Cryptocurrency Related Crime
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Monero have become favorites of cyberminals associated with ransomware and malicious coinmining, but there's much more going on beneath the surface.
‘Saying I Can’t Is Always Easier Than Saying I Won’t’
In the face of increased threats to user privacy, companies such as Apple, Google, and others have moved to encrypt more and more channels.
The Blockchain Won’t Save You
Blockchain technology has uses in security, but experts say it's not the universal answer to security problems.