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
Wyden, Rubio Ask Google and Amazon to Restore Domain Fronting
Two powerful senators have asked executives at Google and Amazon to rethink their decisions to end the use of domain fronting on their cloud networks to help protect at-risk users.
Microsoft Wants Federal Regulation of Facial Recognition Technology
Microsoft President Brad Smith is asking Congress to step in and regulate the use of facial recognition technology to help prevent abuse.
The Rise and Rise of Business Email Compromise Scams
The FBI estimates that BEC scams have cost victims nearly $13 billion in the last year and a half, a major increase that shows no signs of being an anomaly.
Google Rolls Out New Defense Against Spectre and Meltdown
Chrome now includes a new feature called Site Isolation that can help defend against speculative execution attacks in the browser.
How iOS 11.4.1 Stops USB Attacks and Bad Emojis
In its latest release of iOS, Apple has included a new feature called Restricted Mode that can prevent USB-based attacks.