Humans Are Bad at Risk Assessment, and Other Stories
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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 Issues Final Order on Federal Vulnerability Disclosure, But Questions Remain
Federal agencies must publish a vulnerability disclosure policy by March 1, per a new CISA directive, but there is no provision for maturity assessments or resources to build a bug handling process.
Notarized Malware Slips Into Mac App Store
A piece of malware made its way into the macOS app store after being accidentally notarized by Apple, allowing it to run on victims' Macs.
Cisco Warns of Exploits Against IOS XR Flaws
Attackers are actively trying to exploit a memory exhaustion vulnerability (CVE-2020-3566) in Cisco's IOS XR royter software.
Bug Allows Theft of Local Files Via Safari
An issue with the Safari Web Share API can allow an attacker to steal local files from a victim in some circumstances.
Serious DoS Bug Patched in BIND 9
A vulnerability in several versions of BIND 9 can allow an attacker to knock vulnerable name servers offline.