Verizon DBIR: Enterprises Know the Pain of Zero Day Exploits All Too Well
The Verizon 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report shows a 180 percent increase in the use of vulnerability exploits in breaches
SEARCH
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.
- dennis@decipher.sc
- @dennisf
Featured Articles
Cactus Ransomware Group Targets Qlik Sense Servers
Cactus ransomware actors are targeting Qlik Sense servers with exploits for three separate vulnerabilities in an ongoing campaign.
Russian Group Forest Blizzard Deploying GooseEgg Tool to Exploit CVE-2022-38028
A Russian threat group known as Forest Blizzard has been using a custom tool called GooseEgg to exploit a Windows Print Spooler
New Adobe Flash Bug Draws Attackers’ Attention
A freshly patched Flash vulnerability is being exploited by attackers targeting users in the Middle East.
VPNFilter Malware Now Exploiting Endpoints, Not Just Routers
The VPNFilter malware has the ability to compromise endpoints and routers both and destroy data on infected devices.
iOS 12 Goes Hard on Password Security
Apple is adding a slew of new password-security features in iOS 12 to help users avoid using weak or duplicate credentials.
Wyden Pushes FCC For Answers on SS7 Security
Sen. Ron Wyden wants answers from the FCC on cellular network breaches and security.
Spectre Forces New Defensive Approaches
The Spectre and Meltdown hardware bugs have pushed vendors such as Google to rethink how they deploy defenses.