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...
EtterSilent Builder Gains Momentum in Malware Campaigns
The EtterSilent builder has been used in campaigns alongside Ryuk ransomware, the Gozi banking trojan, and BazarLoader.
Decipher Podcast: Idan Plotnik
Idan Plotnik, CEO of Apiiro, joins Dennis Fisher to talk about taking a risk-based approach to code and securing the software development lifecycle.
Enterprises Are Patching Faster, Reducing Vulnerability Debt
Enterprises are patching more high-risk vulnerabilities faster now than just a year ago, new data from Kenna Security shows.
Iranian APT Group Phosphorus Targets Medical Researchers
The Phosphorus attack group, also known as Charming Kitten, recently targeted medical researchers in a new spear phishing campaign.
Decipher Podcast: Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch
Decipher's new executive editor, Lindsey O'Donnell-Welch, joins Dennis Fisher to talk about getting into security journalism, the challenges of telling highly technical stories, and how it can help defenders do their jobs more efficiently.