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
US Charges Chinese PLA Members in Equifax Breach
The Department of Justice indicted four members of China's People's Liberation Army in connection with the Equifax data breach in 2017.
Cisco Fixes CDP Flaws in Routers, Switches
Cisco has patched five serious vulnerabilities that affect routers, switches, and IP phones and cameras with the Cisco Discovery Protocol enabled.
Web Shell Attacks Continue to Cause Problems
Web shell attacks have been on the rise in recent months, as many APT groups employ them against enterprises.
Sudo Flaw Grants Root Privileges
A flaw in the sudo utility could allow a local user to gain root privileges if the pwfeedback option is enabled.
For Whom the Bill Tolls: Encryption
A proposed bill by Sen. Lindsey Graham to prevent online child exploitation imagery could have a disastrous effect on end-to-end encryption.