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Joining The Cyber Express Advisory Board

11 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.11

I’m thrilled to join the incredible team at The Cyber Express as a member of their Editorial Advisory Board! It’s an honor to collaborate with an esteemed group of cybersecurity experts, all dedicated to delivering accurate, timely, and valuable ins...

Perfect Vulnerability for CISO Ultra Reliable Systems

8 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.10

A “Perfect” 10 vulnerability score is not what users of Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) systems were expecting. The recently discovered cybersecurity vulnerability CVE-2024–20418 is remote, easy, and gives full Admin rights to the devi...

Highlights from the InCyber Montreal Forum

7 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.06

I had a tremendous time at the InCyber Montreal forum. The speakers, panels, fellow practitioners, and events were outstanding! I bumped into Dan Lohrmann and Nancy Rainosek before their panel with Sue McCauley on CISO challenges. We had some...

Do CISOs Smile?

4 Nov 2024 1 minute read 3 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.08

  How often do CISOs smile? Not very often. The role is difficult, ambiguous, and chaotic. There are immense pressures and grandiose expectations. The threat of being sacrificed on a moment’s notice if anything ever goes wrong, often leads to a so...

Malware Can Hide From Email Scanners in Virtual Hard Drives

24 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.10

This is an interesting tactic by cyber attackers — using virtual machine hard drive files to bypass email malware filters! Never underestimate the creativity and resourcefulness of intelligent adversaries in finding ways to leverage technology for t...

SEC is Not Accepting Half-Truths

23 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.18

The SEC has fined four major companies for materially misleading investors regarding cyberattacks. Tech in Trouble Regulatory actions have been brought against Unisys, Avaya, Check Point, and Mimecast for their purposeful decisions to not clearly in...

Are Leaders Ready to Break the Ransomware Cycle

21 Oct 2024 1 minute read 3 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.07

It is good to see US government leaders realize that ransomware is a growing existential threat to our country, at the hands of our adversaries. A top US national cybersecurity advisor stated in a recent op-ed, “This is a troubling practice that mus...

The Latest Cybersecurity Vault Interviews

19 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.09

The most influential cybersecurity experts discuss adversaries, risks, cyber warfare, and supply chain outages on the Cybersecurity Insights podcast!   Reality of Cybersecurity Risks for AI — Ejona Preci  Cybersecurity is Adversarial — Our Failures...

Rising Cyber Aggression from Nation States

17 Oct 2024 1 minute read 2 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.10

There are big predators in our digital world. In recent keynotes I have been talking about the big 4 aggressive nation states and how they are heavily investing in offensive cyber capabilities that trickles down to everyday cybercriminals.     Cyber...

Do CISOs Want to Split Their Role

15 Oct 2024 1 minute read 7 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.09

A recent report by Trellix indicated that due to growing complexity, responsibility, and regulatory accountability, a majority of CISOs believe their role should be split into separate positions. This finding struck me as a little odd. It seems coun...