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
U.S. Seizes $2.3 Million From DarkSide Actors Who Targeted Colonial Pipeline
The Department of Justice seized $2.3 million in Bitcoin that was part of the ransom that Colonial Pipeline paid to DarkSide ransomware actors in May.
Finding Badness in AWS With Patrolaroid
A new tool called Patrolaroid scans AWS instances and S3 buckets for malware by taking snapshots rather than using an agent to scan production workloads.
Van Buren Decision Narrows CFAA Interpretation
The Supreme Court's decision in the Van Buren case has narrowed the interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, providing more leeway for security research.
Securing the Open Source Software Supply Chain
Improving the security of the open source software supply chain will require better understanding of dependencies, and cooperation from developers and users.
Deciphering Real Genius
Dennis Fisher, Zoe Lindsey, and Pete Baker ride a cart through the steam tunnels to meet at the Pacific Tech lab, crank up the laser, and ponder the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "I drank what?" Get your giant tinfoil ball of popcorn ready for Real Genius!