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
Unpatched Windows Flaws Under Active Attack
Two new Windows vulnerabilities related to the Adobe Type Manager library are being exploited in targeted attacks.
New Security Tools Added to Google’s Advanced Protection
Google is turning on its Play Protect app scanning feature automatically and changing which apps can be installed on Android devices associated with Advanced Protection Program accounts.
For Ransomware, Nighttime is the Right Time
Ransomware attackers tend to deploy their payloads at night and on weekends, when IT resources are scarce and security teams may be less active.
Decipher Podcast: Jo Van Bulck
Jo Van Bulck of KU Leuven joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the new load value injection attacks on processors.
VMware Patches Critical Flaw That Allows Guest Escape
A critical flaw in VMware Fusion and Workstation could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on the host from the guest.