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
Roll With the New: Continuous Security Delivery
Capsule8 is working to change the way enterprises think about attack detection and response.
Facebook Simplifies 2FA Process for Users
Facebook has changed the way people can use two-factor authentication to protect their accounts, adding authenticator apps.
Time, and the LØpht, March On
Twenty years after their famous Senate hearing, four members of the L0pht hacker group came together this week to talk about where things stand.
YubiKeys Now Work With iOS
Yubico has released an SDK that will enable iOS app developers to support hardware-based 2FA.
The Business of America is Surveillance
The FCC is looking into a website flaw that allowed the real-time tracking of anyone with just a mobile phone number.