Matthew Rosenquist (@mrosenquist)
Cybersecurity Strategist and CISO
153 Million Reasons to Rethink Identity Data Retention
An ID verification company is suspected of being responsible for a data breach involving 153 million identity cards that were put up for sale to criminals! The cache includes drivers licenses, trav...
Speaking at HRMCon - Future of Cybersecurity 2030
At HRMCon 2026 on Sept 10th I’m looking ahead to 2030 as cybersecurity must become increasingly autonomous and continuously adaptive to defend against AI-enabled threats operating at machine speed....
California Announces AI Cyber Defense Program
Citing a lack of federal investment, California governor Gavin Newsom stated “California can either wait for the next crisis, or we can build the kind of defenses this moment demands. We are choosi...
Misuse of Cybersecurity Skills Undermines Trust in the Industry
Just because you have hacking skills and believe yourself to be a cybersecurity professional, you should not think you are entitled to use them at your discretion to cause harm or inconvenience to ...
AIs Impact on Non-Human Identities
Edna Conway, former Chief Security Officer at Cisco, VP-Chief Security & Risk Officer for Microsoft Cloud, and who currently sits on multiple Boards of Directors discusses why understanding the...
Frontier AI Has a Cybersecurity Expertise Problem
First OpenAI’s model went rogue and broke out of testing containment to hack real systems, then Anthropic, and now Meta AI. Do you see a trend? Here is what it means: Although these frontier AI com...
To Ban or Not Ban Chinese Open-Weight AI Models
Should the US ban American companies from using Chinese open-weight AI models? That is the ugly question. US officials have openly expressed concerns and a desire to implement regulations. The tech...
Mythos Found Weaknesses in Quantum Resistant Encryption
Beyond being a superstar at identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in digital systems, Anthropic’s Mythos frontier model is now being directed at encryption algorithms that are designed to resi...
Cybersecurity in the Context of Business
Edna Conway, former Chief Security Officer at Cisco, VP-Chief Security & Risk Officer for Microsoft Cloud, and who currently sits on multiple Boards of Directors discusses why cybersecurity mus...
Agentic AI, the “Mythos Effect”, and the Future of Cyber Defense
A deep and fun discussion with Brook Scharli on the Securanoia podcast discussing the impacts, challenges, and best practices for cyber risks that Artificial Intelligence brings. We cover: - Advice...
OpenAI’s Unintended Attack Against Hugging Face is a Warning of What is Coming
The latest AI model went rogue, jumped the fence, and attacked another company. It is making headlines for a reason and is telling indicator of what is to come. The Incident In a nutshell, this is ...
Why 200,000 Cybersecurity Professionals Give Me Hope
Today I have reached 200,000 followers on LinkedIn. My deepest and most sincere thanks to all my colleagues and followers for all the great conversations, sharing of personal insights, and the deep...
Japan Builds a New Intelligence Agency to Counter Russia, China, and North Korea
Western nations are providing support to help Japan reinstate a national intelligence agency, which was disbanded after World War II. This is an important step to understand and counter how their r...
The Mythos Effect on Cybersecurity and Board Engagement
The Cybersecurity Vault — Episode 29, with guest Edna Conway, former Chief Security Officer at Cisco, VP-Chief Security & Risk Officer for Microsoft Cloud, and who currently sits on multiple Bo...
Mythos Frontier AI Model Restrictions are Lifted
The US Commerce department are lifting the previous restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos AI model, that were designed to limit access of this powerful system to foreign nations. Mythos has proven its...