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
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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
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.
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A Russian threat group known as Forest Blizzard has been using a custom tool called GooseEgg to exploit a Windows Print Spooler
Georgia Hack Back Bill Vetoed
The bill in Georgia that would have legalized active defense measures and outlawed some security research was vetoed by the state's governor.
The Upside of the Twitter Password Bug
The Twitter password bug caused an uproar, but the company's handling of it shows the potential value of being transparent about security.
Rowhammer, Android and the Future of Hardware Attacks
A team from a Dutch university have developed an attack that can remotely compromise some Android devices using the Rowhammer technique.
Hack Back Bill Looms in Georgia
The Georgia governor may soon sign a bill that would legalize active cybersecurity defense measures.
Privacy, Human Rights Groups Decry Russian Ban on Telegram
Russia's ban of Telegram, the encrypted messaging app, is drawing criticism from privacy and human rights groups.