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
Attackers Continue to Target Accellion FTA Flaws
Attackers are exploiting four vulnerabilities in the Accellion File Transfer Appliance, weeks after patches were released.
SolarWinds Hack Leads to Calls for Confidential Data Sharing
Confidential threat intelligence sharing could help prevent the next large-scale intrusions, tech executives say.
Visibility, Cooperation Needed to Counter ICS Threats
Better visibility into ICS environments and increased cooperation between the private sector and government are key to defeating emerging threat actors.
Mystery Silver Sparrow Malware Targets Macs
The Silver Sparrow malware is targeting Macs, including those with the M1 chip, but is not delivering a payload.
SolarWinds Attackers Downloaded Some Microsoft Source Code Components
Microsoft said the SolarWinds hackers were able to view and download some source code components for Azure, Exchange, and Intune.