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
Long Campaign Compromises MS-SQL Servers by the Thousands
An attacker based in China has been compromising thousands of MS-SQL servers for nearly two years.
Cloudflare Releases Warp Beta for Windows and macOS
The Cloudflare Warp security service is now available in beta for Windows and macOS, a year after the app became available for iOS and Android.
Decipher Podcast: Rich Mogull
Rich Mogull, CEO of Securosis and a longtime paramedic and disaster medic, joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the mindsets required to prepare for and respond to both physical disasters and security incidents.
Marriott Discloses New Data Breach
Marriott says 5.2 million customers may be affected by a new data breach disclosed today.
WireGuard VPN Added to Linux Kernel
The WireGuard VPN is now a default part of the Linux 5.6 kernel.