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
Biometric Privacy on the Line in Illinois Case
A case before the Illinois Supreme Court is looking like a key test of how companies are allowed to collect and use consumers' biometric information.
Facebook Says It’s Ending Most Integration Partnerships
Facebook said in a long response to lawmakers that it had so-called integration partnerships with 52 companies, but it has ended most of them already.
California Privacy Law Is the New Standard
The new privacy bill in California allows consumers to control what data companies collect from them and how that information is used.
Tough California Data Privacy Bill Set for Vote
A new data privacy act would allow consumers to stop companies from selling their personal data.
Twitter Adds Support for Yubikeys
Twitter now supports the use of hardware security keys for two-factor authentication, a much stronger option for users.