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
Law Enforcement Agencies Disrupt Slilpp Underground Marketplace
The FBI and international law enforcement agencies have disrupted Slilpp, allegedly the largest online marketplace for stolen credentials.
JBS Paid $11 Million Ransom
Food producer JBS USA said it paid an $11 million ransom to resolve the ransomware attack that hit the company on May 30.
Microsoft Fixes Six Zero Days Used in Attacks
Microsoft's June Patch Tuesday includes fixes for six vulnerabilities that have been used in attacks in the wild.
Colonial Pipeline CEO Says Ransom Payment ‘Right Thing to Do’ For Country
The shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline and the payment of the ransom to restore the company's network was the right thing to do to recover from the DarkSide ransomware attack, the company's CEO said.
Attacks Target Critical VMware vCenter Flaw
Mass scanning and exploit attempts are targeting the VMware vCenter vulnerability (CVE-2021-21985) are ongoing, with thousands of unpatched servers still online.