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11 Jun 2024 1 minute read 2 comments Matthew Rosenquist
The explosive growth of GenAI has serious repercussions for cybersecurity. But is the fear being overplayed in the media? What are the realistic risks and what should security and business leaders be doing to protect their organization. In this week...
6 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Live tomorrow June 7th 2024 on LinkedIn at noon Pacific/2pm CT — Join a brand new Voice America episode of And Security For All! Matthew Rosenquist, CISO and Cybersecurity Strategist at Mercury Risk and Compliance, Inc., will be joining Jonathan K...
6 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Microsoft created Recall as a tool to benefit the user, but it has far more value to cybercriminals, hackers, data brokers, digital extortionists, and malicious insiders! In today’s video, I discuss the risks and what Microsoft should do to protect...
4 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Operation Endgame has taken down a major cyber criminal infrastructure. This is important, but likely not for the reasons you may think. The multi-national law enforcement effort, led by EUROPOL, seized over 100 servers and 2 thousand domains that h...
4 Jun 2024 10 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
I am honored and humbled to be listed among such influential luminaries who collectively push our industry to continually adapt to make our digital ecosystem trustworthy! An incredible list of cybersecurity CISOs and leaders that drive innovation fo...
31 May 2024 1 minute read 2 comments Matthew Rosenquist
EUROPOL has struck a blow to the underground botnet community with the largest ever dropper-ecosystem takedown! Over 100 servers that hosted droppers including IcedID, SystemBC, Pikabot, Smokeloader, Bumblebee and Trickbot! Over a dozen locations w...
24 May 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Shadow AI, the internal use of AI tools and services without the enterprise oversight teams expressly knowing about it (ex. IT, legal, cybersecurity, compliance, and privacy teams, just to name a few), is becoming a problem! Workers are flocking t...
22 May 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
New Cryptojacking Malware Breakdown - The GhostEngine cryptocurrency mining malware disables endpoint security protections, deletes logs, modifies the kernel, and digs-in to establish persistence. It all begins with getting the victim machine to lau...
22 May 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Attention IT departments, the FBI is warning US companies to be wary of inadvertently hiring North Koreans to remotely work in their IT departments, amid fears of data theft and hacking. We are seeing organized activities designed to mask the origin...
20 May 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
More SEC rules, this time mandating financial firms inform victims of data breaches within 30 days! Why wasn't this already a requirement? Last year, the SEC instituted requirements for publicly traded companies to inform investors of material cyber...
