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
Cloudflare Warp VPN Aims to Bring Security to Mobile Connections
Cloudflare is rolling out a new mobile VPN service called Warp that's built on top of its 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver.
Critical Magento Flaw Puts Commerce Sites at Risk
A SQL injection flaw in the Magento platform could open up many commerce sites to attack.
Microsoft Got 99 Domains Used to Phish Someone
Microsoft has taken over 99 domains used by the Phosphorus attack group, which has ties to the Iranian government.
FTC Questions Broadband Providers on Data Collection and Privacy Policies
The FTC sent letters to the major U.S. broadband providers asking for information on exactly what customer data they collect and how they handle it.
iOS 12.2 Fixes Serious SMS, Kernel Flaws
In iOS 12.2 Apple has patched many serious flaws, including an SMS bug that allows code execution with one click.