Humans Are Bad at Risk Assessment, and Other Stories
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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
Europol Hits Alleged Members of DoppelPaymer Ransomware Group
Europol, along with law enforcement from Germany and Ukraine, arrested two alleged members of the DoppelPaymer ransomware group.
Decipher Podcast: Andrew Morris Returns
Andrew Morris, the founder and CEO of GreyNoise, joins Dennis Fisher to talk about software liability, the evolution of the security industry, and why we're not getting better at securing our systems.
LastPass Attacker Compromised Employee’s Personal Machine
An attacker who stole corporate and customer data from LastPass in 2022 gained initial access by compromising an engineer's personal computer.
CISA Director: ‘Strong Security Has to Be a Standard Feature’
CISA Director Jen Easterly called on technology companies to focus on building products more securely and to stop shifting the burden for safety to customers.
Possible New Lazarus Group Backdoor Found
A new backdoor called WinorDLL that is potentially the work of the Lazarus Group has been found onn victim machines in several countries.