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
Deciphering Ocean’s Eleven
Ocean's Eleven has one of the great ensemble casts of all time, an air-tight script, and an audacious heist at its heart.
IoT Security Bills Use Federal Spending as Leverage
Bills introduced in the House and Senate this week would require vendors selling IoT devices to the government to adhere to strict security guidelines.
Senators Ask For Transparency on Attacks on Senate Computers
Ron Wyden and Tom Cotton are asking the Senate Sergeant at Arms for numbers on cyber attacks on Senate computers.
Deciphering Mission Impossible
The first Mission: Impossible film includes some ingenious hacking scenes and launched a multi-billion dollar franchise.
New Strains of PoS Malware Continue to Rise
Two new kinds of point-of-sale malware have emerged recently and have been seen in use against various targets.