Security news that informs and inspires
scrambled headshot of Dennis Fisher

Dennis Fisher

Editor in Chief

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.

Featured Articles

1182 articles by Dennis Fisher

Decipher Podcast: Alex Pinto

Alex Pinto from Verizon Enterprise joins Dennis Fisher to break down the 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report.

Podcast

Deciphering Swordfish and Three Days of the Condor

Dennis Fisher, Zoe Lindsey, and Pete Baker wade into the jumbled mess of Swordfish and then emerge into the sunlight of Three Days of the Condor.

Podcast, Hacker Movies

FTC Pushes For Federal Privacy Law

The FTC is urging Congress to pass a broad federal privacy and security law--and allow the commission to be the enforcement authority for it.

Privacy

FIN7 Attackers Still in the Water

The FIN7 attack group is still alive and well, despite arrests of some alleged members and intense attention from researchers and law enforcement.

Malware

Decipher Podcast: Michael Bailey

Michael Bailey of FireEye joins Dennis Fisher to discuss his analysis of the Carbanak backdoor source code.

Podcast