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
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How a Researcher Found the Panera Data Leak
Security researcher Dylan Houlihan discovered an issue that leaked data from the Panera Bread site, including customer names, phone numbers, and other information.
Facebook Moves to Restrict Access to User Data
Facebook is making privacy changes designed to restrict apps' access to user data.
Here Come the Malicious Cryptominers
Malicious cryptominers are taking over for ransomware, thanks to quicker ROI and less attention from law enforcement.
Washington, Facebook, and the Privacy Reckoning
Federal legislators are asking Facebook, Google, and Twitter executives to come to Washington to discuss privacy concerns.
Georgia Bill Casts a Chill on Security Research
A bill in the Georgia senate would criminalize some activities that security researchers commonly perform.