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
Fortinet Warns New Critical Fortigate Bug Has Been Exploited
A new critical vulnerability (CVE-2022-42475) in Fortinet's Fortigate firewall has been actively exploited.
Apple to Encrypt iCloud Backups, Enable Hardware Security Keys for 2FA
Apple plans to enable end-to-end encryption for iCloud backups and allow people to use hardware security keys for 2FA in the coming months.
Cobalt Mirage Actors Deploying Drokbk Malware in Recent Campaigns
The Iranian Cobalt Mirage threat group has been using the Drokbk malware in recent intrusions and employing GitHub repositories as dead drop resolvers.
Q&A: Haroon Meer
Haroon Meer, hacker and founder of Thinkst, talks with Dennis Fisher about the current economic downturn and its effects on the security industry, as well as the value of listening to customers.
North Korean APT37 Used Internet Explorer Zero Day
A North Korean state-backed actor known for targeting South Korean victims recently used an Internet Explorer zero day (CVE-2022-41128).