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
New Attack Group Focuses on Asian Medical and Shipping Companies
A newly identified attack group known as Hydrochasma has targted medical and shipping companies in Asia with spear phishing campaigns that use freely available tools.
Fortinet Fixes Critical Flaw in FortiNAC
Fortinet has patched a critical remote code execution bug in its FortiNAC product.
Critical RCE Bug Fixed in ClamAV
A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been fixed in the ClamAV anti-malware engine.
ESXiArgs Ransomware Infections Spike
A new spike in ESXiArgs ransomware infections has emerged in the last couple of days, targeting servers in the UK and Europe.
Microsoft Patches Three Actively Exploited Bugs
In its February patch release, Microsoft fixed three vulnerabilities in Windows that have been actively exploited.