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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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1182 articles by Dennis Fisher

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 recover.

Ransomware, Government

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 design philosophy, the earliest days of Scio/Duo, why design matters in security, and the influence that positivity and usability has had on the industry.

Podcast

Lawmakers Search For Solution to Ransomware Pandemic

Slowing or stopping the global ransomware threat will take cooperation among government, enterprises, and law enforcement.

Ransomware, Government

Apple Patches WebKit Zero Days in iOS, macOS and Safari

Apple has fixed four zero days in WebKit for iOS, macOS, and Safari that were under active attack.

Ios, Apple

Echoes on the Wire: Dan Kaminsky’s Hacker Legacy

Dennis Fisher talks with Katie Moussouris, Rich Mogull, Kymberlee Price, and Thomas Ptacek about the unique and inspiring life and legacy of hacker Dan Kaminsky.

Podcast