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Dennis Fisher

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Dennis 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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Decipher Podcast: Mike Hanley Returns

Mike Hanley, CSO and SVP of engineering at GitHub, joins Dennis Fisher to talk about the company's move to enforce 2FA for all developers, the changing role of the CISO, and what's ahead for software supply chain security.

Podcast

FBI Takes Down Genesis Market

U.S. law enforcement authorities have taken down the Genesis Market darknet marketplace, which sold stolen data and initial access.

Government, Cybercrime

Google Reveals More Details of North Korean APT43 Activity

Google's elite Threat Analysis Group has revealed more details of the North Korean APT43 group, which is refers to as Archipelago.

North Korea

Lazarus Group Gopuram Backdoor Found at Some 3CX Victims

A backdoor named Gopuram used by the Lazarus Group has been found in a small number of environments compromised in the 3CX supply chain attack.

3cx, North Korea

Supply Chain Attacks: ‘The Best Bang For Your Buck’

The supply chain attack against 3CX may have been planned for more than a year, and such intrusions are the best return on investment for attackers, researchers say.

Supply Chain Security, 3cx, Solarwinds