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ChatGPT Seems to Help Criminals

22 Jun 2023 2 minute read 2 comments Debesh Choudhury

Artificial intelligence is opening exciting avenues. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been in STEM research worldwide for many years. All research groups, be it in academia or research labs, pursuing something in developing AI algorithms got some...

Is the MSI Hack an IT Supply Chain Attack?

25 Apr 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Matthew Rosenquist

When I heard of the MSI compromise, I had similar fears of an IT supply chain attack. However, after walking the logic and high-level details I felt that the current attack was unlikely a sophisticated play to compromise downstream consumers of MSI...

Say No To Cybercrime

13 Apr 2023 1 minute read 1 comment stbrians

Crime is crime and we say no to cybercrime. Crime does not with pocket finance do rhyme. We negate in the strongest terms. It is against our norms. You have stolen us creaking dry. All our finances you did fry. Now we are dry bones. We crack like the...

Virus, Malware, and Ransomware are Allies in Cybercrime

3 Nov 2022 3 minute read 2 comments Debesh Choudhury

When you have an asset, there is always a threat. The world of people moves around money and wealth. Who doesn't need money? If I see a valuable asset, the first thing that comes to my mind is how the asset is protected from theft. When I see jewelr...

Lloyd’s New Cyber Insurance Exclusions Aim to Avoid Payouts from Nation State Hacks

23 Aug 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

The recent announcement by the insurance giant Lloyds of London, may be the biggest cybersecurity news of the year. It might not seem all that relevant, but strategically, this will likely shift the entire industry and politics of cybersecurity. In...

Value is the Cybersecurity Blind Spot - Speaking at the SPHERE22 Conference

16 May 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

Value is Cybersecurity’s blind spot, it is our Achilles Heel.  The industry currently suffers from a weakness to understand, align, and showcase its maximum potential value, which extends beyond managing digital risks and often includes non-traditio...

The Bug Bounty Evolution: Incentivizing White Hat Hackers

2 Dec 2021 6 minute read 6 comments Rekt

I was having a discussion with a person who was upset with someone he deemed to be unpalatable and concluded that this person, in his eyes, contributed nothing to our society. I retorted that every member of our society contributes something to the f...

Anti-Money Laundering Detection Tool on the Dark Web

24 Aug 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Matthew Rosenquist

A new tool is gaining popularity on the dark web which provides insights to users if their cryptocurrency activity might be flagged by authorities as potentially illicit. Such a tool can provide cybercriminals the intelligence necessary to stay unde...

600 Million Differences Between Hackers and Cybercriminals

16 Aug 2021 1 minute read 3 comments Matthew Rosenquist

There are 600 Million Differences Between Hackers and Cybercriminals… An amazing story is emerging from a massive cryptocurrency exploitation that exemplifies the difference between a ‘hacker’ and a ‘cybercriminal’.     Interested in more cybersecur...

Arguments Against Criminalizing Ransomware Payments

11 Aug 2021 1 minute read 9 comments Matthew Rosenquist

The goal is to effectively end ransomware as a significant cybersecurity risk for everyone. In exploring the different strategic options, one path has emerged superior, in which the flow of money to the ransomware attackers is essentially stopped. T...