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
Decipher Podcast: Haroon Meer
Haroon Meer, founder of Thinkst, joins Dennis Fisher to talk about why a lot of security products don't work, the challenges of running a security company from South Africa, and doing well by doing good.
Microsoft Teams Flaw Allowed Easy Remote Code Execution
A flaw in Microsoft Teams allowed remote code execution by sending one message to a victim.
NSA Warns Russian Attackers Are Exploiting VMware Flaw
The NSA warned that Russian state attackers are targeting a recent VMware vulnerability, which NSA discovered and disclosed.
Decipher Podcast: Ryan Noon and Abhishek Agrawal
Ryan Noon and Abhishek Agrawal, founders of Material Security, join Dennis Fisher to talk about fixing the email security problem and approaching security challenges with diverse mindsets.
New TrickBot Module Targets UEFI Firmware
The TrickBot trojan now includes a capability to scan for vulnerable UEFI firmware implementations and could soon exploit them.