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
8Base Are Belong to Who?
A somewhat quiet ransomware group known as 8Base has increased its activity in the last month and has researchers wondering who is behind the scenes.
Apple Patches Zero Days Used in Targeted iOS Attacks
Apple has released new versions of iOS to patch three zero days that have been exploited in targeted attacks.
Decipher Podcast: Matt Johansen
Matt Johansen joins Dennis Fisher to discuss his path from infosec n00b to senior security roles at White Hat, Bank of America, Reddit and his new newsletter and podcast venture Vulnerable U.
New MOVEit Transfer Zero Day Emerges
A new vulnerability (CVE-2023-35708) in MOVEit Transfer has been disclosed and Progress Software is urging customers to update immediately to prevent exploits.
CISA: LockBit Most Active Ransomware Group
The LockBit ransomware group was the most active in the world last year, according to a new advisory, and has collected nearly $100 million in ransoms in three years.