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
Google Enables Passkeys for Account Login
Google is enabling passkeys as a login method for all accounts as part of its effort to move users away from passwords to more secure authentication methods.
Network Security Needs to Evolve as Quickly as Threats
Enterprise networks have evolved rapidly in recent years, but the security industry hasn't been as agile and is not keeping up with the pace of change.
Decipher Podcast: Chris Wysopal and Cris Thomas
Chris Wysopal and Cris Thomas of the L0pht join Dennis Fisher to talk about the 25-year-anniversary of the group's landmark Senate testimony, what's changed since then, and Cris's new book, How the Hackers Known as L0pht Changed the World.
International Cooperation Key to Ransomware Fight
Top cybersecurity officials from the U.S., U.K., and other allies say international cooperation among intelligence and law enforcement agencies has been a key factor in successful operations against ransomware groups.
Decipher Podcast: Casey Ellis Returns
Casey Ellis, founder and CTO of Bugcrowd, joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the newly formed Hacking Policy Council, the challenges of influencing security research policy and legislation, and what the council hopes to achieve.