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
SEARCH
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.
- dennis@decipher.sc
- @dennisf
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
New Tortoiseshell Campaign Targets Veterans
A fake hiring site for veterans is the latest tool deployed by the Tortoiseshell attack group.
Microsoft Issues Emergency Fix for Critical IE Flaw
Microsoft has pushed out an emergency patch for a critical remote code execution bug in Internet Explorer that has been exploited.
Cloudflare Fights Bots With Tech, Trees
Cloudflare's new "bot fight mode" protects enterprises against malicious bots with tar-pit techniques and the company pledges to plant trees to offset the carbon costs.
‘We Have to Stop Selling Fear’
CISA Director Christopher Krebs urged the security community to move past selling based on fear.
Emotet Malware Reawakens
The Emotet malware has come back to life after several months of inactivity over the summer.