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
Magecart Targets Advertising Supply Chain in New Attack
Magecart Group 12 was able to compromise a French online advertising provider to spread a skimmer to hundreds of victim sites.
Decades-Old Flaws Found in SCP Clients
Several SCP clients, including OpenSSH, are vulnerable to a set of bugs that can allow an attacker to download arbitrary files.
Researchers Uncover Serious Flaws in Access Management System
Tenable Security researchers have found a series of flaws in the PremiSys access management system that can allow admin access to the application.
The Unholy Alliance of Emotet, TrickBot and the Ryuk Ransomware
Researchers have been tracking a group using the Emotet and TrickBot malware to install the Ryuk ransomware in enterprises.
Decipher Podcast: Stefan Tanase
Dennis Fisher talks with Stefan Tanase about the creeping problem of Internet Balkanization.