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
Trio of Serious Bugs Fixed in SonicWall SSL VPNs
Three serious flaws, including an authentication bypass, a shared hard-coded encryption key, and an open redirect, have been patched in the SonicWall SMA 1000 SSL VPNs.
New Google Team to Help Critical Open Source Projects Improve Security
Google is creating a new Open Source Maintenance Crew to aid critical open source projects up their security game.
White House Adds Three Key Cybersecurity Officials
National Cyber Director Chris Inglis has added three officials to his team, including Kemba Eneas Walden, Rob Knake, and Neal Higgins.
Exploits Emerge for Critical F5 Flaw
Exploits for the critical F5 BIG-IP flaw (CVE-2022-1388) are now circulating online and malicious actors are scanning for it.
GitHub to Require 2FA for All Users
GitHub will require 2FA for all users who contribute code on the platform by the end of 2023.