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
CISA: North Korea-Backed Actors Using Maui Ransomware
North Korean government-backed actors are using the new Maui ransomware to target health care organizations, CISA says.
Decipher Podcast: Joe Grand
Dennis Fisher talks with Joe Grand, renowned hardware hacker and member of the L0pht, about his recent work hacking hardware crypto wallets, hacking culture, and why curiosity matters.
To Combat Zero Day Variants, ‘We Need Comprehensive Fixes’
At least half of the zero days exploited in the wild in 2022 are variants of previously fixed bugs, Google data shows.
ZuoRAT Malware Found Hitting Home Routers
A new piece of malware called ZuoRAT, based on the Mirai code, is hitting SOHO routers and performing DNS and HTTP hijacking.
Bringing Ransomware Infrastructure Into the Light
Researchers from Cisco Talos were able to de-anonymize the infrastructure used by several ransomware groups, including Quantum, Snatch, and DarkAngels.