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
Foreign Cyberattacks ‘Getting Worse Not Better’
Senators and law enforcement officials warned that cyberattacks by foreign adversaries are reaching a critical point.
Apple Fixes Passcode Bypasses in iOS 12.01
In a small update to iOS, Apple has fixed two bugs that allowed someone to bypass the passcode on a locked iPhone.
Hardware Security Keys Go Open Source With Solo
The Solo security keys are based on open-source software and hardware designs and work with both desktop and mobile devices for two-factor authentication.
Russian APTs Turla and Sofacy Sharing Code and Targets
Two Russian-speaking APT teams recently have been seen using shared code and targeting the same organizations.
Toward Dynamic Profiling of Adversaries
Creating static profiles of APT groups has limited value as tactics and tools shift constantly. So some researchers are advocating a move to dynamic profiles of adversaries.