Cybersecurity Tomorrow
Cybersecurity Tomorrow

Cybersecurity Tomorrow

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.


Privacy is at risk when security fails - especially for surveillance cameras

29 Dec 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Matthew Rosenquist $1.30

A recent incident involving city surveillance video data highlights some of the criminal privacy risks of public camera and biometric programs.  Without strong cybersecurity, everyone’s privacy could be undermined by cyber attackers, criminals, and...

Update to Altilly Cryptocurrency Exchange Hack

26 Dec 2020 1 minute read 7 comments Matthew Rosenquist $3.74

Yesterday, the cryptocurrency exchange Altilly (https://altilly.com/) went down and on their website was a notification that they had lost control of their systems.  Today, the Altilly team updated the visitors with more details and indicated that t...

Altilly Cryptocurrency Exchange is Hacked

26 Dec 2020 1 minute read 14 comments Matthew Rosenquist $1.87

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...

The CISO Dilemma - When Leadership Ignores Risks

24 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $4.55

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...

Objectives of Nation State Cyber Attackers

21 Dec 2020 1 minute read 3 comments Matthew Rosenquist $2.79

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...

Leaders and Losers of the SolarWinds Hack

20 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.50

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...

Missing the Big Picture from the SolarWinds Hack

15 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.28

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...

Evolution of Law Enforcement is Driving Changes Cryptocurrency

14 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.24

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...

Top 10 Privacy Thought Leaders and Influencers

12 Dec 2020 1 minute read 5 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.35

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...

FireEye Hacked – A Stark Reminder of Cybersecurity Risks

10 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.97

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.