Take a look at this diagram. It is like many that float about, which provide a great technical view of cybersecurity, but fully ignoring the behavioral/cognitive aspects. That makes this very shortsighted. Even if you had perfect technology controls for everything listed, an admin making a mistake or purposeful attack, would bypass everything.

Did you know that over 100 million AT&T customers had their data breached? Check out my latest post and video explaining what you need to know and what we all need AT&T to do, to secure customer data!

https://www.bulbapp.io/p/7573c365-5b11-453c-bc9e-b1c98822bdb4/att-data-breach-understanding-the-fallout

7 Cybersecurity tips to avoid being scammed and losing crypto
1. Telegram and other social sites are not trustworthy...
2. Just because they know a lot about you, it is NOT proof of their legitimacy...
3. Meet people in person (if it is safe) or via video meeting...
4. Never click a link or go to an untrusted webpage URL...
5. Never open programs or attachments from untrusted persons...
6...

Full article: https://open.substack.com/pub/matthewrosenquist/p/tips-to-avoid-online-fraud-and-crypto

Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue, it’s a business risk that CEOs and Boards must own. As regulatory pressure mounts and cyber threats grow more disruptive, Boards must evolve their oversight strategies to integrate cybersecurity into core business decisions, or risk failing in their fiduciary duties.
In my latest article I discuss how the Board and CEO can establish a framework for the inclusion of cyber risks into business planning. 

Heads-up to my Intel and former Intel colleagues — a data breach has been discovered that exposed information on 270k workers. The good news, is that the data was probably not very sensitive. 

The researchers at Eaton did a great job in documenting the exposures in their recently published blog https://eaton-works.com/2025/08/18/intel-outside-hack/

Massive Increase in Unwanted Cell Calls - My cell has been lighting up with unknown callers – a 30x increase!

I don't give out my number so I suspect it is either cybercriminals, sales vendors, or pissed-off Nation State actors.

Anyone else suddenly experiencing this?

https://www.bulbapp.io/p/ac235f4c-705d-4f3b-8eac-ea326885f0e5/massive-increase-in-unwanted-cell-calls

Ransomware Attack Ends a 150 Year Company.

A 150-year-old UK company is gone – due to a cyberattack! It is an example of how #cybersecurity matters to every company that depends on digital technology. Failures in cybersecurity can cause catastrophic impacts, including the total loss of a business.

UK proposes ransomware payment ban for public sector. About time! This is how we defeat ransomware for everyone!

Such limits will choke the very motivation of cybercriminals. If criminals know they will not be paid by certain entities, they will move on to other victims who will.

This is a good start, but we must expand it. Yes, it seem scary but it will work. For details, see the links in the article.
https://open.substack.com/pub/matthewrosenquist/p/uk-proposes-ransomware-payment-ban

UK shows leadership in a proposal to ban ransomware payments for public entities like healthcare, education, government services and other national critical infrastructure! This is a great step forward to undermine all ransomware attacks.

Such a strategy will choke the very motivation of cybercriminals.

This is a good start, but we must expand it. Yes, it seems scary but it will work.
Ransomware Explained videos and more: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuIYhlNYyCmn0cCA6OqHqfL_qGSsizxBF