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Russia Ramps Up Attacks on Critical Infrastructures

9 Feb 2026 1 minute read 1 comment Matthew Rosenquist $0.10

The recent attack against the Polish power grid has been attributed to ELECTRUM, a Russian state-sponsored cyber group. That hack sought to disable communications and control units in Industrial Control Systems of heat and power systems. Aggressive...

Firefox Will Feature an AI Kill-Switch

4 Feb 2026 1 minute read 7 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.29

I really hope this catches on! Firefox is making a bold move to include an easy option to block AI enhancements in their browser! The respected browser company recognizes the backlash coming from security and privacy issues with AI. Beginning on Feb...

What it Looks like When Cybersecurity Leadership Fails

30 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.05

A great example of how uninformed leaders (in this case of cybersecurity) who does not understand the assignment and leaks sensitive data via an AI chat tool. Even though the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has a policy that forb...

When Should Cybersecurity be Engaged for Innovation?

23 Jan 2026 1 minute read 1 comment Matthew Rosenquist $0.11

Does this process flow look familiar? It is the compounding failure due to an absence of cybersecurity fundamentals. When innovation plows forward without the benefit of cybersecurity, there will eventually be tears, finger pointing, denial, and los...

9 Cybersecurity Questions that Define a CISO

16 Jan 2026 1 minute read 1 comment Matthew Rosenquist $0.17

The Cybersecurity Vault — episode 52, with guest Wil Klusovsky. Wil discusses the essential questions that CEOs should be asking their CISOs. He explores the importance of effective communication between technical and business perspectives, the need...

The Hidden Danger of Using Public Wi-Fi for Crypto Transactions

15 Jan 2026 3 minute read 2 comments Greenchic $0.50

Beware of Unencrypted Web session exploit attacks! Doing Crypto Transactions Using Open Public Wi-Fi Is an Unsafe Practice The first Web3 news article I read this year was about how an X user, Smart Ape, had his hot wallet drained after performing a...

CISO Red-Teams the AI Tools to Protect the Company

14 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.04

This is smart: a financial sector CISO recognizes the inherent risks of MCPs, that are used by agentic AIs, and role-plays the attackers to find vulnerabilities to protect the overall environment! Focusing red and purple team investments to areas th...

Achieved 198k LinkedIn Followers

14 Jan 2026 1 minute read 4 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.08

198 thousand LinkedIn followers! That is truly amazing. I am humbled and honored to be a part of such an incredible community! Thank you everyone. My goal is to make digital technology trustworthy. To that end, I share ideas and innovation, foster c...

Cybersecurity Prediction 4: Threat Actor Lineup Shifts.

12 Jan 2026 1 minute read 5 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.11

In 2026 two classes of threat actors will rise in the overall impact rankings: Data Harvester and Vulnerability Researcher. AI tools will benefit them greatly in their pursuits, which will have a cascading impact on the types of attacks and damage c...

Former Cybersecurity Expert Turns Criminal

8 Jan 2026 1 minute read 2 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.13

Former cybersecurity ransomware negotiator turns to the dark side and into a ransomware cybercriminal. Here is another ugly lesson in “be careful who you trust, even in cybersecurity”. We have seen malicious individuals, deceitful vendors, and produ...