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
Decipher Podcast: Katelyn Bowden and TC Johnson
Katelyn Bowden and TC Johnson join Dennis Fisher to discuss the release of Veilid, a new protocol built by members of the Cult of the Dead Cow that is designed to bring true privacy and anonymity to users.
Google to Patch Chrome Weekly
Beginning with Chrome 117, Google will ship stable channel updates on a weekly basis.
Microsoft Fixes 73 Flaws in August Patch Tuesday
Microsoft fixed one actively exploited vulnerability in its August patch Tuesday releases, along with 72 other bugs.
Attacks Against Citrix CVE-2023-3519 Bug Escalate
Three separate campaigns are targeting the critical flaw (CVE-2023-3519) in Citris NetScaler ADC and Gateway devices.
CISA: Old Bugs Still Get the Most Attention From Attackers
An analysis by CISA of commonly exploited vulnerabilities in 2022 shows that most of the targeted flaws are at least a year old and many are much older than that.