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
EARN IT Act Casts a Long Shadow on Encrypted Services
More senators are expressing support for the EARN IT Act despite its serious threat to encrypted services and user privacy.
Microsoft Disrupts Necurs Botnet
Microsoft has taken over the control infrastructure for the Necurs botnet, disrupting the operations of the notorious spam and malware-distribution network.
Yubico Warns of OTP-Replay Issue In Validation Server
The Yubico Validation Server contains a pair of vulnerabilities, one of which allows the replay of one-time passwords.
DuckDuckGo Releases Tracker Radar Tool
DuckDuckGo's new Tracker Radar tool protects users against pervasive third-party tracking across the web.
Let’s Encrypt Delays Revoking Some Certificates
Let's Encrypt has delayed revoking some of the certificates affected by a server bug in order to ensure stability on those sites.