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
CISA Identifies Multiple Vectors Used by SolarWinds Attackers
CISA has found several initial access vectors used by the SolarWinds attackers, including abusing legitimate accounts and forging SAML tokens.
Number of SolarWinds Orion Servers Online Rising Post-Breach
The number of SolarWinds Orion servers online is rising in the past week, possibly a result of misconfigurations as customers work to patch after the breach.
Citrix Releases Mitigations for DDoS Attacks on ADC, Gateway Appliances
Citrix has released software mitigations to help prevent DDoS attacks using its ADC and Gateway appliances.
SolarWinds Attackers Accessed, But Did Not Modify, Microsoft Source Code
The SolarWinds attackers had access to some Microsoft source code repositories, but did not have the ability to change them, the company said.
Emotet Back in Circulation
The Emotet malware has begun spreading again after one of its periodic breaks, using Christmas and COVID lures.