Colonial Pipeline Attack Puts DarkSide Ransomware Under Scrutiny
The attack on Colonial Pipeline has focused the attention of the FBI and White House on the DarkSide ransomware developers and...
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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
DarkSide Ransomware Attack on Colonial Pipeline a Worrying Precedent
The DarkSide ransomware hit the Colonial Pipeline on Friday, forcing the company to take its main distribution lines offline to...
Decipher Podcast: Peter Baker
Dennis Fisher talks with Peter Baker, the founding brand designer at Duo and the man behind the Decipher brand, about his...
More Malware Targets M1-Based Macs
A recent variant of the XCSSET malware has the capability to infect ARM M1-based Macs in addition to x86-based machines.
Popular Codecov Bash Uploader Tool Compromised
The Codecov Bash Uploader tool, used widely in ,any development environments, was compromised in January, potentially causing serious downstream problems.
U.S. Sanctions Russia in Wake of Recent Cyber Attacks
The U.S. has imposed new economic sanctions against the Russian government and several IT security companies in the wake of the SolarWinds intrusion and other attacks.
Microsoft Fixes Windows Zero Day Exploited in the Wild, Four More Exchange Flaws
Microsoft has released patches for a Windows bug that is being exploited in the wild and for four new Exchange vulnerabilities.
Decipher Podcast: Patrick Wardle Returns
Mac security researcher Patrick Wardle joins Dennis Fisher to talk about the evolution of Mac malware, the relative security of macOS to other platforms, and Apple's current approach to platform safety.