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
Exploit Code Published for Ivanti Sentry Flaw
Researchers have published working exploit code for the Ivanti Sentry CVE-2023-38035 flaw.
Serious RCE Bug Fixed in WinRAR
The makers of WinRAR have released a new version that fixes a serious remote code execution flaw (CVE-2023-4407) in the compression utility.
Phishing Campaign Targets Zimbra Users
A newly identified phishing campaign is targeting Zimbra Collaboration users around the world.
Mandiant Releases Scanner for Citrix ADC Bug
Mandiant has released a scanner to identify appliances that have been compromised through exploitation of CVE-2023-3519.
Lapsus$ Analysis Finds Need for Better IAM, MFA Deployments
A detailed analysis of the activities of the Lapsus$ hacking group by the Cyber Safety Review Board shows that a focus on the basics and better usage of IAM and MFA technologies are highly effective defenses.