Humans Are Bad at Risk Assessment, and Other Stories
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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
BA Breach Another Step in Magecart Group’s Evolution
The attack group known as Magecart has been stealing payment information from sites for several years and is showing signs of maturation with the BA breach.
Decipher Podcast: Richard Bejtlich
Security strategist, adviser, and author Richard Bejtlich joins the podcast to talk about the evolution of incident response and how the security community has changed over the last 20 years.
IoT Botnets Turn Attention to Enterprises
The Mirai and Gafgyt IoT botnets recently have begun adding exploits for vulnerabilities in enterprise products.
Tor Browser Comes to Android
The Tor Browser, which allows for private web browsing, is now available for the Android platform.
Crypto Backdoor Law Unlikely Soon
Policy experts say that legislation mandating encryption backdoors are not on the horizon in the U.S., but could be a reality soon in the U.K. and Australia.