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
Google Enables App-Bound Encryption in Chrome
In Chrome 127, Google has enabled a feature called app-bound encryption to protect cookies from malware.
The Fallout From the CrowdStrike Outage
Huntress security researchers John Hammond joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the continued fallout from the CrowdStrike outage on cybersecurity teams.
U.S. Indicts Alleged Member of APT45 for Maui Ransomware Attacks
The Department of Justice has indicted Rim Jong Hyok for allegedly conducting Maui ransomware attacks as part of the APT45 group.
Decipher Podcast: Tyler Healy
Tyler Healy, CISO of Digital Ocean, joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the unique challenges of defending a huge platform, how AI is changing things for defenders, and what new challenges AI might bring in the near future.
North Korean APT45 Goes for the Money
Mandiant researchers have graduated a North Korean threat group to APT45 and the FBI is warning about the group's focus on stealing sensitive data from military and critical infrastructure operators.