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
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Wi-Fi Security Gets Much-Needed Update With WPA3
WPA3 brings new security features to wireless networks, including better password security.
STARTTLS Everywhere Aims to Secure Email on a Large Scale
A new project from the EFF offers a quick path to a more secure email ecosystem.
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Google is incorporating a new biometric API into Android P to support the use of strong biometrics.
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Three mobile carriers said they will no longer sell customer location data to aggregators.
GDPR-Style Privacy Regulations May Be On the Way in U.S.
Lawmakers are planning to introduce a privacy "bill of rights" that will include some elements of the new GDPR regulation.