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
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Dennis Has Some Questions About…2FA
Two-factor authentication is a vital part of many corporate security strategies, and is now offered by lots of consumer apps, as well. We wanted to see how much users know about it, so we asked one.
Government Seeks Answers in the Disinformation Age
Lawmakers and the federal government are looking for ways to counter influence and disinformation campaigns on social media and the wider Internet.
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FTC Wants More Security and Privacy Authority
Two months into his job, FTC Chairman Joseph Simons says the commission needs more authority to enforce data security privacy violations.
Wyden, Rubio Ask Google and Amazon to Restore Domain Fronting
Two powerful senators have asked executives at Google and Amazon to rethink their decisions to end the use of domain fronting on their cloud networks to help protect at-risk users.