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29 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
In today’s fireside chat, we discuss the relevance, proactive, and reactive considerations every organization should consider as they face Ransomware. I am joined by Alex Rayter, Principal at Phoenix 2.0, and Justin Daniels, Corporate Cybersecurity...
23 Jun 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Matthew Rosenquist
Understanding the attackers is the first step in identifying an effective, efficient, and sustainable paths to mitigating the risks of ransomware. The root cause of ransomware resides with the people behind the attacks. Recognizing threat agent’s...
15 Jun 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Matthew Rosenquist
Ransomware risks are skyrocketing with increasing costs, more attacks, and greater impacts that are expanding to affect everyone! It is a growing threat to organizations and national critical infrastructures connected to the Internet. Ransomware put...
9 Jun 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Ransomware is a rising threat to every organization, device, and person connected to the Internet. All the products, services, and critical infrastructures are at risk of being victimized. We are all being impacted by this type of cybercrime and i...
8 Jun 2021 2 minute read 5 comments Lukros76
As the title suggests, the US Dep. of Justice announced today that they successfully recovered a large amount of what was paid to the ransomware attackers, in BTC fund of all things. Most of you likely know that in early May Colonial Pipeline was hi...
27 May 2021 1 minute read 16 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Ransomware is a growing problem that must be STOPPED! Cybercriminals are accumulating fortunes by impacting individuals, businesses, critical systems, and digital services. Some victims are paying ransoms in the tens of millions of dollars. In today...
25 May 2021 3 minute read 8 comments BitcoinGordon
I refuse to link to Lee's article, because it doesn't deserve the time you might take reading it. I give. Did it anyway. But only because I can quote this: "Mr. Reiners is executive director of the Global Financial Markets Center at Duke Law." Don't...
17 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, that caused fear of fuel shortages on the US East Coast, might be exactly what the nation needed to improve Critical Infrastructure security! In this week’s video, I discuss why the attack was a much-needed w...
14 Apr 2021 5 minute read 6 comments MintDice.com
When the government, especially the US government, discusses the crime associated with Bitcoin, they usually talk about terrorism and illegal substances. But the truth is, the greatest dangers from crime associated to Bitcoin have nothing to do with...
6 Apr 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Matthew Rosenquist
How do governments effectively blunt the growth of ransomware? There is a path, but it does not involve outlawing cryptocurrency! I see many government politicians positioning a ban of cryptocurrency as a solution for ransomware. That would simply...
