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
Facebook and Twitter Move to Fight Disinformation Campaigns
The two dominant social media platforms are changing the way they verify users in an effort to fight foreign influence operations.
Five Eyes Countries Press for Encryption Laws
The governments of the Five Eyes countries say that if tech companies can't help find a way to provide access to encrypted data, laws may be the answer.
Firefox Will Soon Block Trackers by Default
Mozilla is moving to block all web trackers by default in an upcoming release of Firefox.
Android Bug Allows Geolocation of Users
There's a flaw in Android that allows an attacker to capture the MAC address and other information to track users.
Competing Election Security Bills Stuck in Senate
Two separate election security bills, with different concepts of how to fix the problem, are both mired in committee in the Senate.