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
Nobelium Attackers Compromised Microsoft Customer Support Agent
Microsoft said the Nobelium threat group recently compromised one of its customer support agents and then used stolen account information to target some customers.
Decipher Podcast: Mark Werremeyer and Bryce Kerley on Hack-a-Sat
Mark Werremeyer and Bryce Kerley join Dennis Fisher to talk about the Hack-a-Sat CTF competition at DEF CON and the need for collaboration between aerospace engineers and cybersecurity professionals.
Mozilla Rally Aims to Give Control of Personal Data Back to Users
Mozilla Rally is a new data platform that allows Firefox users to consent to the use of some browsing information for research studies.
VMware Fixes Critical Authentication Bypass in Carbon Black App Control
VMware has released a patch for a critical authentication bypass flaw in its Carbon Black App Control product.
LV Ransomware Group Repurposed REvil Binary, Researchers Find
Secureworks researchers found that the LV ransomware group is using a repurposed, slightly modified version of the REvil ransomware binary.