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
Ransomware is the Present, But Cryptojacking is the Future
Cybercrime gangs are still making hay with ransomware, but a new report from Europol shows that malicious cryptomining is gaining momentum.
Wyden Warns Foreign Attackers Targeting Senators’ Personal Accounts
Sen. Ron Wyden says foreign hackers are targeting the personal accounts of senators and is introducing legislation to help protect those accounts.
Facebook Brings Bug Bounty to Developer Ecosystem
Facebook is expanding its bug bounty program to third-party apps and websites that might expose user tokens improperly.
Cloudflare Makes InterPlanetary File System Globally Accessible
Cloudflare has released a gateway and browser extension to make the distributed IPFS network easily and securely accessible.
Senators Question Lack of MFA at State Department
Five lawmakers have asked the Secretary of State for answers about his agency's failure to implement MFA despite a federal requirement to do so.