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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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Alpha-Omega Project Aims to Secure Open Source Ecosystem

The new Alpha-Omega Project from the Open Source Security Foundation will offer technical and financial assistance to open source maintainers to help them find and fix security flaws.

Log4j, Heartbleed, Opensource

‘Every Intrusion Attempt Has a Story to Tell’

Developing good communication and storytelling skills can be a vital career step for cyber threat intelligence professionals.

Threat Intelligence

Serious Privilege Escalation Flaw in Linux Component Patched

A local privilege escalation bug in the Polkit Linux component could allow an attacker to gain root privileges with a simple exploit.

Linux

Remote Code Execution Bugs Fixed in PrinterLogic Platform

Three remote code execution bugs in the PrinterLogic platform have been patched. The bugs could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on any connected endpoint.

Vulnerability

Concerns Grow Over Potential New Russian Cyberattacks

The Russian incursion into Ukraine is prompting warnings from the DHS and security researchers about the potential for Russian cyberattacks on U.S. companies.

Russia, Malware