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Microsoft’s Failed Strategy - Security as an Afterthought

5 Aug 2025 2 minute read 3 comments Matthew Rosenquist

Microsoft faces ongoing, systemic cybersecurity failures rooted in blind spots within its very organizational design. These vulnerabilities repeatedly result in serious product blunders and damaging breaches. This has once again become evident with...

Matthew Rosenquist Joins MindShield Advisory Board

2 Aug 2025 1 minute read 3 comments Matthew Rosenquist

I am truly honored to join the Advisory Board of MindShield. This marks the beginning of an important journey—one focused on deciphering the underlying cognitive vulnerabilities that malicious cyber threats exploit. Our goal is to help individuals a...

Congratulations to Thinkers360 Ambassadors!

29 Jul 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

I am honored to be selected as the Thinkers360 Ambassador for Cybersecurity! Congratulations to all the annual selectees, representing their fields of expertise! Special call-out to my longtime colleagues: Chuck Brooks – Security Ingrid Vasiliu-...

Leadership & Success Podcast Interviews Matthew Rosenquist

28 Jul 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

I am excited to be on Bob Fabien "BZ" Zinga's Leadership & Success Podcast to discuss #cybersecurity challenges around CISO success, leadership strategies, AI, and evolving threats! Come join the LinkedIn LIVE session on July 29 2pm Pacific!        ...

AI Has Already Broken Biometrics Security, said Sam Altman, CEO OpenAI

26 Jul 2025 1 minute read 7 comments Debesh Choudhury

AI can be a potential problem-creator. Artificial Intelligence can break biometrics, such as face, voice, and behavioral biometrics, for digital identity verification, said Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. Watch the video: Source X (ex-Twitter)   AI ca...

UK Proposes Ransomware Payment Ban for Public Sector

25 Jul 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

UK shows leadership in a proposal to ban ransomware payments for public entities like healthcare, education, government services and other national critical infrastructure! This is a great step forward to undermine all ransomware attacks. Such a str...

UK Proposes Ransomware Payment Ban for Public Sector — A Step in the Right Direction

22 Jul 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

The UK government has proposed banning public sector entities — including national healthcare, education institutions, libraries, and other government bodies — from making ransomware payments. This move addresses a core motivator for cybercriminals:...

Cyberattacks Disrupting the Battlefield

18 Jul 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

The face of war is constantly changing. Cyberattacks have often been discounted as a support function at best when it comes to winning on a traditional battlefield. But if military weapons supply chains can be disrupted, it may shift perceptions. De...

Tips to Avoid Online Fraud and Crypto Theft

14 Jul 2025 2 minute read 5 comments Matthew Rosenquist

I recently came across a victim’s story, in how she was scammed online and ultimately lost all her cryptocurrency.  In reading the story, and extrapolating from my four decades of working against criminals, I wanted to pass on some digital security...

Iran Focuses Cybercriminals on Foreign Enemies

9 Jul 2025 1 minute read 18 comments Matthew Rosenquist

Aggressive nation-states are increasingly leveraging cyberattacks as tools to advance their foreign policy objectives. In this case, Iran sponsored Pay2Key Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) is offering an increase in profit sharing (80%) to affiliates...