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
Tech, Privacy Groups Urge Senators to Oppose EARN IT Act
A large coalition of privacy and civil liberty groups have sent a letter urging senators to oppose the EARN IT Act.
US Charges Five Alleged Members of APT41 Group
The Department of Justice has charged five men with hacking offenses in connection with operations by the APT41 group from China.
Chinese State-Sponsored Attackers Target F5, VPN Flaws
CISA says attackers affiliated with China's Ministry of State Security have been targeting public vulnerabilities in VPN appliances and F5 networking gear.
Raccoon Attack Can Compromise Some TLS Connections
A new technique called the Raccoon attack can break the confidentiality of some TLS connections under certain circumstances.
Attacks Target Critical Flaw in WordPress File Manager Plugin
Attackers are actively exploiting a critical bug in the File Manager WordPress plugin.