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
Attackers Using Oracle WebLogic Flaw to Install Sodinokibi Ransomware
The Sodinokibi ransomware is being installed on vulnerable Oracle WebLogic servers that haven't been patched against CVE-2019-2725.
Privacy Advocates Urge Creation of Data Protection Agency
As Congress considers various privacy bills, advocates are pushing for a federal data protection agency to enforce any new law.
New Side-Channel Attack Extracts Private Keys From Some Qualcomm Chips
Researchers from NCC Group developed an attack that can pull private keys from the hardware-backed keystore in some Qualcomm chips.
DNSpionage Attackers Deploying New Karkoff Backdoor
The DNSpionage attack group is now using a new backdoor called Karkoff, which may have ties to the OilRig leaks as well.
Targeted Phishing Attacks Hit Embassies, Agencies in Several Countries
A series of targeted phishing campaigns have hit victims in government finance agencies and embassies in several European and African countries.