Cybersecurity strategy perspectives for the emerging risks and opportunities of securing our digital world. The insights of today will lead to tomorrow's security, privacy, and safety foundations.
26 Dec 2020 1 minute read 14 comments Matthew Rosenquist
The cryptocurrency exchange Altilly (https://altilly.com/) is notifying users they noticed suspicious activities and then lost control of their systems when they migrated to a new hosting provider. Altilly is unsure if the customer's assets are lost...
24 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
What should a CISO do when the executive leadership chooses to ignore critical cyber risks? If the C-Suite and board are well informed of imperative vulnerabilities and yet choose a path to ignore security, the CISO is put in a position where they...
21 Dec 2020 1 minute read 3 comments Matthew Rosenquist
It is important to look into the motivations of government orchestrated cyberattacks, such as SolarWinds, as understanding the threat-agent’s objectives can provide important insights to their long-term goals and potential next steps. Today I discus...
20 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
The SolarWinds hack has had a significant ripple effect on the cybersecurity community, with over 18k organizations discovered to be severely vulnerable and at the mercy of nation-state hackers. The security community realized some of the biggest c...
15 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
The cybersecurity industry is consumed with scale and effectiveness of one of the biggest hacks in recent memory. The emerging narrative and stories are missing important pieces of the puzzle. The attackers, likely a nation-state, gained unprecede...
14 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
There is an important transition that is happening with law enforcement’s adaptation to digital currencies. Authorities are seizing billions worth of criminal’s cryptocurrency and their improving skills are proving crypto is not the safe haven that...
12 Dec 2020 1 minute read 5 comments Matthew Rosenquist
I am honored to be among Thinkers360’s Top10 Privacy Thought Leaders and Influencers. Our digital world is filling with so much information, it represents a growing risk to the privacy and respect of people. We can have the benefits of innovative...
10 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Even the best security organizations can be hacked! Watch my message to both the cybersecurity industry as well as those attackers that hacked FireEye and stole the RedTeam tools. This skirmish went to the hackers, but the battle continues.
7 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Apple is instituting new privacy requirements, for all new applications being listed in the App Store, to enhance transparency and educate users. It is an important step, but additional measures are needed to ensure compliance.
4 Dec 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Matthew Rosenquist
Cyber attackers continue to move down the compute stack with the latest variant of TrickBot now targeting firmware for malicious manipulations. This is when it gets serious. The firmware sits below the operating system and is a perfect place for m...
