Heat, Kelso and the Hacker Mindset
In the 1995 classic Heat, the character Kelso is an old-school hacker with a background as a DARPA scientist who uses his
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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
Operation Endgame Targets Trickbot, IcedID, Other Botnets in Huge Disruption
Europol and other agencies disrupted several major malware families, including IcedID, Bymblebess, Trickbot, and Smokeloader in an
AI Security ‘Is a Software Problem’
Securing AI systems and LLMs seems like a daunting task, but experts say the same principles that apply to software security can
Rowhammer, Android and the Future of Hardware Attacks
A team from a Dutch university have developed an attack that can remotely compromise some Android devices using the Rowhammer technique.
Hack Back Bill Looms in Georgia
The Georgia governor may soon sign a bill that would legalize active cybersecurity defense measures.
Privacy, Human Rights Groups Decry Russian Ban on Telegram
Russia's ban of Telegram, the encrypted messaging app, is drawing criticism from privacy and human rights groups.
Key Escrow By Any Other Name is Still Key Escrow
Ray Ozzie's Clear key escrow proposal for decrypting devices relies on a secure processor that doesn't yet exist.
No Easy Fix for BGP Leaks
We forget that the Internet is pretty fragile and when something breaks, there is collateral damage. DNS hijacking and BGP leaks are two of the problems we haven't fixed yet, and there aren't any easy solutions.