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
Cryptojacking Not Dead Yet
Microsoft has been tracking a recent cryptojacking campaign that abuses Windows binaries to stay hidden.
Apple, Google Fix Zero Days Under Active Attack
Apple and Google have released fixes for iOS and macOS, and Chrome, respectively, to address bugs that have been exploited in the wild.
RubyGems Requires MFA for Popular Projects
RubyGems is now requiring projects with more than 180 million downloads to use MFA, and may extend the requirement to other projects.
FTC Moves to Address Pervasive Commercial Surveillance
The FTC may consider rules to address the abuses of commercial surveillance by ad tech companies and platform providers.
For Bug Bounties, ‘Knowing is Less Than Half the Battle’
Bug bounty programs can be invaluable, but without the proper resources in place, they will fail hard.