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
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The Growing Overlap of Disinformation and Security
Disinformation campaigns and cyber operations are intersecting more and more often, as actors become more sophisticated in their use of both tactics in their operations.
Better Privacy Through Collaboration
Improving online privacy for users will require a mix of technical, legislative, and regulatory approaches.
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If the US government moves to weaken strong encryption, it could have severe consequences for users around the world, experts say.
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Citrix has released patches for the CVE-2019-19781 vulnerability in its ADC and Gateway appliances.
Emotet Sets Sights on Military and Government Targets
A recent Emotet malware campaign is homing in on victims in the military and government sectors.