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
Curl Flaw Could Allow Authentication Bypass
Several versions of curl and the curl library contain a pair of security flaws.
ProxyShell, Log4J Among Most Commonly Exploited Bugs in 2021
The ProxyShell, Log4J, and Zerologon bugs were among the most commonly exploited ones in 2021, according to a new advisory from the NSA and other agencies.
Decipher Podcast: Don Smith
Don Smith of the Secureworks CTU joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the effects of the Conti leaks, the ransomware landscape, and how law enforcement and researchers are countering attackers' ploys.
Microsoft Uncovers ‘Nimbuspwn’ Flaws in Linux Service
Microsoft researchers found a group of vulnerabilities dubbed Nimbuspwn in a Linux service named networkd-dispatcher that can lead to root privileges.
Okta Ends Investigation Into Lapsus$ Breach
Identity provider Okta has finished the investigation into a January breach by hacking group Lapsus$ at one of its third-party providers and says it affected far fewer customers than initially feared.