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
New KRACK Attacks Appear
A research team from KU Leuven in Belgium has disclosed new key reinstallation attacks against WiFi networks.
Cloudflare Starts Security Focused Domain Registrar
The Cloudflare Registrar will offer organizations wholesale domain pricing and a number of free security and privacy tools.
Researchers Identify New Phishing Tactics on Android Devices
A team of researchers has developed several new phishing techniques that can be used against Android devices, leveraging issues with some password managers.
Mozilla Rolls Out Firefox Monitor Service for Breach Notifications
The Firefox Monitor service uses data from the Have I Been Pwned database to alert people to compromises.
Yubico, Microsoft Accelerate Retirement Plans for Passwords
Adoption and support for two-factor authentication continues to expand, as Yubico and Microsoft introduce new products designed to make passwords a thing of the past.