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Are Your Crypto Funds Safe? Top Cybercrime Stories

25 Sep 2023 1 minute read 3 comments Bfab $1.09

I read today that exchanges like Binance are strengthening their relationships with some countries. One of the reasons is the risk of cybercrime. From billionaires to exchanges, no one seems safe from crypto hacks and attacks. Let's take a look at so...

National Cybersecurity Plan Fails to Address Ransomware

18 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.19

The US National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan fails to address ransomware. There is a real opportunity for the government to make significant progress in crushing the growing scourge of ransomware attacks which threaten businesses, indi...

ChatGPT Seems to Help Criminals

22 Jun 2023 2 minute read 2 comments Debesh Choudhury $0.06

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 $0.19

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 $0.04

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 $0.78

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 $1.05

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 $0.29

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 $0.63

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 $0.30

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...