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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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Imunify360 Flaw Can Lead to Code Execution

CloudLinux's Imunify360 security platform has a severe flaw (CVE-2021-21956) that can lead to remote code execution in some circumstances.

Linux

Attackers Using Suite of Tools to Exploit ManageEngine Flaw

An APT group is using a suite of tools, including KdcSponge, Godzilla, and NGLite, to exploit a known ManageEngine flaw and move laterally.

CISA

APT Group Exploiting Zero Day in FatPipe Software

The FBI is warning about an APT actor that is exploiting a zero day flaw in the FatPipe software on several products, including MPVPN, WARP, and IPVPN.

Apt

CISA Warns Iranian APT Targeting US Infrastructure

CISA warned that an unnamed APT group associated with the Iranian government i exploiting known Fortinet and the Exchange ProxyShell bug to gain access to target networks.

CISA, Iran

Decipher Podcast: Nick Selby

Nick Selby joins Dennis Fisher to talk about his long and varied career in security, the challenges that law enforcement faces in investigating cybercrime, and what the future may hold for enterprise security teams.

Podcast