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
Persistent Cookies Can Prove Troublesome for AWS
A researcher found that some AWS authentication cookies remain valid for up to 12 hours even after a user has changed the password and logged out.
Deciphering Spy Game
Zoe Lindsey, Dennis Fisher and Pete Baker break down the espionage classic Spy Game.
Privacy Group Asks FTC to Investigate Zoom
EPIC, a privacy rights organization, has filed a complaint asking the FTC to look into Zoom's actions after the disclosure of several vulnerabilities in its Mac client.
Apple Removes Zoom Web Server From Macs
Zoom executives promise to improve their security response process as Apple pushes a silent update to remove the Zoom web server from Macs.
Zoom Bug Allowed Access to Mac Webcam
A vulnerability in the Zoom client for Macs allowed an attacker to force a victim join a meeting with video enabled.