Q&A: Meg Gardiner
Meg Gardiner recently joined Dennis Fisher on the Decipher podcast to talk about the hacking and security aspects of her new...
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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
Apple Lockdown Mode ‘First Step Toward Mainstreaming Better Protections’
The new Lockdown Mode that will be in iOS 16 this fall will disable many features used to target at-risk users with commercial...
Java Crypto Bug Allows Forging of Signatures, Certificates
A critical bug in Java's implementation of ECDSA (CVE-2022-21449) can allow an attacker to forge a signature or certificate to...
Decipher Podcast: Hack-a-Sat 2022
Mark Werremeyer and Bryce Kerley join Dennis Fisher to talk about this year's Hack-a-Sat capture the flag competition, how the challenges have evolved since last year, and how the competition helps players build their hacking skills.
CISA Warns of Critical Flaw in Honeywell SoftMaster PLC Software
A critical vulnerability in the Honeywell SoftMaster PLC controller software can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable machines.
Software Supply Chain Security Takes Center Stage in Washington
The Biden administration issued new guidance on software supply chain security for federal agencies, which includes requirements for self-attestations and SBOMs.
New Regulation May Follow Twitter Disclosures
Whistleblower disclosures by former Twitter security executive Peiter Zatko have spurred Congress to consider new regulations of platform providers and social media companies.
Apple Patches Zero Days in macOS Monterey, Big Sur
Apple has patched zero days in the kernel of macOS Monterey and Big Sur and also fixed 11 vulnerabilities with the release of iOS 16.