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
Decipher Podcast: Adam O’Donnell
Adam O'Donnell, a longtime security engineer, startup founder, and member of the Cult of the Dead Cow, joins Dennis Fisher to talk about the group, its influence, and his career in security.
Large BGP Leak Hits European Mobile Carriers
A BGP route leak by a hosting company affected traffic from several European mobile carriers this week.
Odd Bug Haunts Exim Mail Agent
The Exim MTA used in many Linux distributions contains a vulnerability that is trivially exploitable locally and can be exploited remotely in some cases.
Sign In With Apple Makes Privacy a Centerpiece
Sign in with Apple is coming in iOS 13, and the company will allow users to share unique, disposable email addresses with apps to help prevent data collection.
MacOS Mojave Flaw Could Lead to Abuse of Trusted Apps
In macOS Mojave, a problem in the way the OS performs application validation could let an attacker run a modified version of a trusted app, bypassing local security mechanisms.