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
Decipher Podcast: Robert Hansen Returns
Robert Hansen (aka RSnake) joins Dennis Fisher to talk about his new research on NaN injection in Python and the issues with the software supply chain.
Russia Arrests Alleged REvil Ransomware Members at U.S. Urging
The Russian FSB has arrested 14 alleged members of the REvil ransomware group after U.S. officials urged the country to move against the group.
Tech Leaders, Federal Officials Seek a Way Forward for Open Source Security
White House officials and leaders from Apple, Google, GitHub, and other companies met to discuss ways to improve the security of open source projects critical to national security.
China-Based Actors Using Log4Shell Bug for Ransomware Deployment
Threat actors known as DEV-0401 based in China are exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability to deploy the NightSky ransomware.
Researchers Find Log4Shell Type Flaw in H2 Database Console
Researchers have found a Log4Shell-like flaw in the H2 database console, which allows remote code execution.