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10 May 2022 1 minute read 1 comment Matthew Rosenquist
US Treasury sanctions a cryptocurrency mixing site for supporting North Korean hackers who have been stealing hundreds of millions of dollars. Blender.io is a virtual currency mixing site that obfuscates the origins of cryptocurrency coin transactio...
3 Dec 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Matthew Rosenquist
I recently presented to a small group on why cybersecurity is becoming more difficult over time, despite all the money and effort that is being applied. Sharing a replay of the presentation where I discuss cybersecurity history, root causes, shiftin...
14 Jul 2021 1 minute read 4 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Stopping ransomware from being an impactful menace is the grand goal, but what are the specific criteria for success we should be striving for? Without clear objectives, we are often consumed with trivial aspects and never attain the desired end-sta...
29 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Technology can be mesmerizing. We are all lured by the seemingly endlessly tantalizing stream of emerging technologies that promise to connect and enrich our lives. But there is a potential dark side. For every great innovative benefit, there are ac...
16 Nov 2021 2 minute read 4 comments Matthew Rosenquist
A new bill has been proposed to address Ransomware. Congressman Patrick McHenry recently introduced the Ransomware and Financial Stability Act of 2021. Good Direction, but Falls Short I believe it is the right direction for undermining ransomware at...
5 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Ransomware is a growing scourge. Is it possible to eradicate this entire class of attacks? I think it is but in today’s Cybersecurity Insights interview I have a lively debate with Malcolm Harkins on criminalizing ransomware payments and different a...
27 Jul 2021 1 minute read 5 comments Matthew Rosenquist
We can rid the world of ransomware attacks to such an extent they are no longer a likely risk vector! It is possible, but we all have to work together. This is not a sales pitch; in fact, I explain why no product or service can truly deliver us from...
25 Jan 2022 8 minute read 7 comments Remil
It was a week ago, when I got an invitation to check out a website. And not just a site, a whole new world of excitement. Tesla is launching its own crypto money (called a coin/token), and its own metaverse (suck it, Facebook!), and even its own wall...
16 Apr 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Gideon6ix
Hackathon, Definitely not Evil A place for Coders to feel Cool Gideon 6ix Photo by Nahel Abdul Hadi on Unsplash Originally published here: Medium The word Hackathon seems like it may be something malignant- even my spellchecker hates it....
13 Feb 2021 1 minute read 14 comments MikeZillo
The Bitcoin blockchain is the "oldest" in the digital landscape, and therefore we can also consider it the most tested and solid; but… Well, something technically impossible has been recorded: a double expense! Here we are: It sounds surreal, but it...
