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
Microsoft Patches Windows CLFS Zero Day
Microsoft has patched a zero day in the Windows common log file system driver that has been actively exploited.
Critical Flaw Patched in VM2 Sandbox
A critical flaw (CVE-2023-29017) has been patched in the VM2 sandbox that runs on Node.js.
Apple Warns of Two Zero Days Under Attack
Apple is warning about two zero days in macOS and iOS that are under active attack.
Microsoft and Partners Move to Disrupt Use of Cracked Cobalt Strike Copies
Microsoft, Fortra, and the Health-ISAC have obtained a court order to disrupt the use of cracked copies of Cobalt Strike, which are often used in ransomware intrusions.
Decipher Podcast: Mike Hanley Returns
Mike Hanley, CSO and SVP of engineering at GitHub, joins Dennis Fisher to talk about the company's move to enforce 2FA for all developers, the changing role of the CISO, and what's ahead for software supply chain security.