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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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1182 articles by Dennis Fisher

Software Has Eaten the World But There’s Still Hope

As software systems have become ever more complex, the opportunity for security researchers to show their value has grown, as well.

Black Hat, Software Security

The Growing Threat of Data Feudalism in AI Models

AI and machine learning security expert Gary McGraw joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the concept of data feudalism in LLM foundation models, what the security implications of it are, and whether narrowly focused models may help address these issues.

AI, Video

Google Enables App-Bound Encryption in Chrome

In Chrome 127, Google has enabled a feature called app-bound encryption to protect cookies from malware.

Chrome, Google

The Fallout From the CrowdStrike Outage

Huntress security researchers John Hammond joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the continued fallout from the CrowdStrike outage on cybersecurity teams.

Crowdstrike, Video

U.S. Indicts Alleged Member of APT45 for Maui Ransomware Attacks

The Department of Justice has indicted Rim Jong Hyok for allegedly conducting Maui ransomware attacks as part of the APT45 group.

Ransomware, North Korea