Flaw in GRUB 2 Boot Loader Threatens Many Linux Systems
A buffer overflow (CVE-2020-10713) in the GRUB 2 boot loader can allow an attacker to gain code execution on many Linux systems...
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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
Supreme Court to Review CFAA For First Time
The US Supreme Court has agreed to review a case related to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) for the first time ever, a...
Decipher Library: First Edition
We've put together a list of security and privacy related book recommendations from people across the industry, from technical...
Energetic Bear Attackers Targeting US Government Agencies
A Russian threat group known as Energetic Bear has compromised some state and local government agencies in recent weeks.
Decipher Podcast: Kurtis Minder
Kurtis Minder, CEO of GroupSense, joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the delicate process of ransomware negotiations and how enterprises are dealing with infections today.
Google Patches Bug Used in Active Attacks Against Chrome
Google has fixed a flaw in the FreeType library that attackers are attempting to exploit against Chrome users.
Trickbot Up to Its Old Tricks
Days after a takedown operation, the Trickbot botnet is back up and running with new C2 servers in Europe and South America.
SonicWall Fixes Critical Flaw in Firewall Appliances
A critical flaw in SonicOS could lead to remote code execution in vulnerable SonicWall firewall appliances.