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
FBI Says Lazarus Group Behind $100 Million Harmony Bridge Heist
The FBI says the North Korean threat actor Lazarus Group is responsible for the theft of $100 million in cryptocurrency from Harmony Horizon Bridge in June.
OpenText Fixes RCE Flaws in Extended ECM
OpenText has fixed two remote code execution vulnerabilities in its Extended ECM content management server.
Attackers Exploiting ManageEngine CVE-2022-47966 Flaw
Active exploitation of the CVE-2022-47966 ManageEngine flaw is underway.
U.S. Arrests Alleged Operator of Bitzlato Crypto Exchange
U.S. authorities have arrested Anatoly Legkodymov, the Russian alleged operator of the Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange, which they say was a major hub for cybercriminal activity.
LNK Files Link Bumblebee With Qakbot, IcedID Malware
By looking at metadata in LNK files in recent campaigns, Talos researchers have linked the Bumblebee malware with the Qakbot and IcedID malware groups.