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
Inside the Development of Netflix Stethoscope
Netflix developed an open-source native app called Stethoscope that is designed to make security configurations simpler and less intrusive.
The Value of Valuing Data and Privacy
To help people understand the scope of the data breach and privacy problem, researchers are beginning to look at it through the lens of economics.
Better Hardware Security Through Automation
A team at the University of North Carolina has developed a tool called Coppelia that can automatically find and build exploits for flaws in hardware designs.
Decipher Podcast: David Scott Lewis
Dennis Fisher speaks with David Scott Lewis, the model for the David Lightman character in the classic movie WarGames.
DNS Hijacking Campaign Targets Government During Shutdown
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an emergency directive about an ongoing DNS hijacking campaign against federal agencies.