Critical Flaw Patched in Progress File Transfer Server
Progress Software has fixed a critical pre-authentication remote code execution bug in its WS_FTP Server product.
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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
‘Marriages of Convenience’ Between State Actors and Cybercriminals Provide Cover for Both
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Cloudflare Makes InterPlanetary File System Globally Accessible
Cloudflare has released a gateway and browser extension to make the distributed IPFS network easily and securely accessible.
Senators Question Lack of MFA at State Department
Five lawmakers have asked the Secretary of State for answers about his agency's failure to implement MFA despite a federal requirement to do so.
BA Breach Another Step in Magecart Group’s Evolution
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Decipher Podcast: Richard Bejtlich
Security strategist, adviser, and author Richard Bejtlich joins the podcast to talk about the evolution of incident response and how the security community has changed over the last 20 years.
IoT Botnets Turn Attention to Enterprises
The Mirai and Gafgyt IoT botnets recently have begun adding exploits for vulnerabilities in enterprise products.