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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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Two iOS Zero Days Used in Limited Attacks

Two vulnerabilities affecting the Mail app in iOS have been used in targeted attacks and one of the flaws requires no user interaction for exploitation.

Apple, Ios

Four Zero Days Found in IBM Data Risk Manager

A security researcher discovered four zero day flaws in IBM's Data Risk Manager product that can lead to remote code execution.

IBM

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 move that could have long-term effects on security research.

Government, CFAA

DHS Urges Vigilance on North Korean Attackers

The US government is warning of continued attacks from groups associated with the North Korean government.

Apt

VMware Bug Can Lead to Authentication Bypass

The VMware vCenter Server vulnerability (CVE-2020-3952) patched last week can lead to an authentication bypass as well as information disclosure.

Vmware