Humans Are Bad at Risk Assessment, and Other Stories
Risk management is not one of humanity's strong points, but we can learn some lessons from our own real life experiences to apply
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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
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
Digging Into FIN7’s Latest Tools and Tactics
FIN7 is a highly active and capable cybercrime group also known as Carbanak that has been evolving and using its own tools such as
U.S. Indicts Four Chinese Nationals for Cyberespionage
The U.S. has indicted four Chinese men it alleges were part of APT40 and conducted cyberespionage on behalf of the Chinese government.
Chinese Attack Group Exploiting SolarWinds Zero Day
A newly identified attack group from China has been discovered exploiting a zero day in the SolarWinds Serv-U FTP products.
SonicWall Warns of Active Ransomware Campaign Targeting Older Appliances
SonicWall said ransomware actors are targeting a known flaw in firmware running on some of its older security appliances and warned customers to disconnect them immediately.
Biden Says U.S. Will Take ‘Any Necessary Action’ to Defend Against Ransomware
President Biden told Russian President Putin in a phone call tha the U.S. will take "any necessary action" to defend its infrastructure from ransomware and other attacks.
Kaseya Plans to Restart VSA Service Sunday
Kaseya plans to bring its VSA service back online on Sunday afternoon, more than a week after REvil ransomware actors exploited flaws in it.