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
New AI Guidelines Focus on Safety and Security of Models, Data
New AI guidelines authored by CISA and the UK's NCSC stress the importance of secure design, development, deployment, and operation of AI models and tools.
Decipher Podcast: What We’re Thankful For
Dennis Fisher and Lindsey O'Donnell-Welch talk about some of things in the security community they're thankful for, and a couple of things they're not.
Four Threat Groups Targeted Zimbra Collaboration Flaw
Google's Threat Analysis Group has identified four separate campaigns targeting the Zimbra Collaboration vulnerability (CVE-2023-37580) in recent months.
EU Parliament Committee Rejects Mass Scanning of Encrypted Messages
A key European Union Parliament committee has rejected proposed language that would allow for mass scanning of encrypted messages.
Microsoft Patches Three Zero Days in November Update
Microsoft released patches for 57 vulnerabilities in November's Patch Tuesday update, including three flaws that have been actively exploited.