Humans Are Bad at Risk Assessment, and Other Stories
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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
Mirai Malware Expands Reach to New Processors
Researchers have uncovered a new version of the Mirai malware that targets several different processor architectures, including OpenRISC.
Amazon Increases Security For CloudFront Domains
Amazon CloudFront now requires domain owners to have an SSL certificate for alternate domain names to help prove ownership.
Decipher Podcast: Patrick Wardle
Mac security researcher Patrick Wardle joins Dennis Fisher to discuss his research and Mac malware.
Apache Patches Serious Privilege Escalation Flaw
Apache has fixed a root privilege escalation vulnerability in its popular web server software, which runs on millions of servers.
U.S.-Based Malware Hosting Setup Possibly Tied to Necurs Botnet
Bromium researchers have been tracking a phishing and malware campaign, possibly linked to the Necurs botnet, that uses infrastructure in the U.S.