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
Government Needs to be ‘Postured for the Future’ of Cyber Threats
The U.S. government and military is looking to attract and retain more talented cyber operators to keep pace with the evolving threat landscape.
Decipher Podcast: Tazin Khan
Tazin Khan, founder of Cyber Collective, joins Dennis Fisher to talk about the ethos behind the group's work and the challenges of educating people about the safest ways to use technology.
NSA Director: ‘We Need Speed, Agility, and Unity of Effort’
Joint partnerships between the government and private sector are helping to harden U.S. networks and address ongoing threats.
GitLab Fixes Critical Account-Takeover Bug
GitLab has patched a critical vulnerability caused by hardcoded passwords in several versions.
Researchers Warn of RCE Bug in Spring Framework
A remote code execution flaw in the Spring Java framework has been uncovered, and exploits are circulating in some places.