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
SaltStack Flaw Used in Numerous Attacks
Attackers are exploiting the CVE-2020-11651 flaw in SaltStack Salt to install coinmining scripts on exposed servers.
Decipher Podcast: Andy Ellis
Akamai CSO Andy Ellis joins Dennis Fisher to talk about the security implications of moving thousands of employees worldwide to remote work.
Senators Plan COVID-19 Data Protection Bill
Four senators are planning to introduce the COVID-19 Data Protection Act to regulate the collection, use, and transfer of health and location data related to virus infections.
RDP Stays in Attackers’ Sights
There has been a sharp increase in scans for exposed RDP servers recently as attackers try to take advantage of the move to remote work.
No Rest For the Wicked as Ransomware Attacks Persist
Ransomware operators have begun using long-held positions inside corporate networks to deploy ransomware.