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
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Securing AI systems and LLMs seems like a daunting task, but experts say the same principles that apply to software security can
Here Come the Malicious Cryptominers
Malicious cryptominers are taking over for ransomware, thanks to quicker ROI and less attention from law enforcement.
Washington, Facebook, and the Privacy Reckoning
Federal legislators are asking Facebook, Google, and Twitter executives to come to Washington to discuss privacy concerns.
Georgia Bill Casts a Chill on Security Research
A bill in the Georgia senate would criminalize some activities that security researchers commonly perform.
CLOUD Act Grants Broad New Data-Gathering Powers to Governments
The CLOUD Act gives governments new powers to seize data stored in other countries, raising privacy concerns.
The Encryption Storm on the Horizon
The issues over encrypted data faced by Telegram in Russia and Apple in China could portend a conflict in the U.S. soon.