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Cyberattacks Disrupting the Battlefield

18 Jul 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.17

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 $0.20

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 $0.08

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...

A Shortsighted Model for Cybersecurity

8 Jul 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.10

I have an issue with this! No disrespect to the original poster creator, who is the sheer levels of complexity and advocating the need for multiple tools to work together, but cybersecurity will continue to disappoint, be ever more expensive, and ov...

AI Slop will Fuel the Next Wave of Social Engineering Cybercrime Attacks

1 Jul 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.10

AI Slop will fuel the next wave of social engineering cybercrime attacks.   Simple Math:  Rise of AI Slop (rapid ability to generate believable content) x Cybercriminals seeking to commit fraud = Enormous Rise in Social Engineering Victimization  ...

Let’s Try Positive Reinforcement Cybersecurity Training

27 Jun 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.09

Isn’t it about time the cybersecurity industry shifts towards positive reinforcement cybersecurity training?   We must consider that there might be better ways to change cybersecurity behaviors than threatening or boring the workers?   In the end, d...

Bankers Association’s Attack on Cybersecurity Transparency

25 Jun 2025 3 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.07

A coalition of banking industry associations, including SIFA, the American Bankers Association (ABA), Bank Policy Institute (BPI), and several other lobbying groups have made a disgraceful appeal to the SEC to eliminate the rule requiring public dis...

The Wildest Stage to Talk About Cybersecurity

25 Jun 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.05

I was recently asked what my favorite cybersecurity speaking venue has been. Although not the largest keynote audience by sheer numbers, speaking at the Sphere 2022 conference sticks out as a unique experience with its 360° stage!  I had such a grea...

Successful Military Attacks are Driving Nation States to Cyber Options

23 Jun 2025 3 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.08

  With daring military attacks, kinetic warfare is shifting the balance of power in regions across the globe, upending the perception of power projection. Powerful nations are reeling from the impacts of bold assaults and seeking additional methods...

Threat Casting a Nation State Attack on Critical Infrastructure Scenario at CognectCon2025

22 Jun 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.10

During exercises at CognectCon2025 a number of cyberattack scenarios were discussed that highlighted the risks of cyber attackers leveraging cognitive vulnerabilities to cause major impacts to nation critical infrastructures. This video is a short r...