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An expert in cybersecurity and network infrastructure, Nick Espinosa is a nationally recognized speaker, member of the Forbes Technology Council, TEDx Speaker, regular columnist for Forbes, award winning co-author of a bestselling book "Easy Prey", on the Board of Advisors for Roosevelt University's College of Arts and Sciences as well as their Center for Cyber and Information Security and also Bits N’ Bytes Cybersecurity Education, Nick is known as an industry thought leader and sought after for his advice on the future of technology and how it will impact every day businesses and consumers. Nick has consulted with clients ranging from small businesses up to the Fortune 100 level. He founded Windy City Networks, Inc in 1998 at age 19 and was acquired by BSSi2 LLC in 2013 where he is their CIO. In 2015 Security Fanatics, a Cybersecurity/Cyberwarfare outfit dedicated to designing custom Cyberdefense strategies for medium to enterprise corporations, was launched.

Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic


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    Latest episodes from The Deep Dive Radio Show and Nick's Nerd News

    Israel gets into the Foreign Disinformation Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 5:40


    Israel gets into the Foreign Disinformation Business by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    ChatGPT Should Not Be Your Confessor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 4:44


    ChatGPT Should Not Be Your Confessor by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    Why Are Safety Features Always An Afterthought?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 7:29


    Why Are Safety Features Always An Afterthought? by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    The Next Industry That AI Kills? Acting!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 8:31


    The Next Industry That AI Kills? Acting! by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    Your Breaches of the Week! September 22 to September 28, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 16:53


    Harrods, Stellantis, Volvo, the Canadian Government and so much more is why these segments are ALWAYS open bar!

    Microsoft Copilot Has Too Much Access!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2025 5:17


    Microsoft Copilot Has Too Much Access! by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    Bot Networks Are Dragging US Brands Into The Mix

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 11:35


    Bot Networks Are Dragging US Brands Into The Mix by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    Episode 186 - China has all our data, Switzerland to kill privacy laws and should AI have human rights?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 59:14


    We are facing seriously uncertain times, not just in the United States but the world seems to be turning upside down. We explore China, Switzerland, human rights for AI, and so much more. Best of luck to us all...

    Sorry, Everyone... No A.I. Pope For You!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 3:27


    Sorry, Everyone... No A.I. Pope For You! by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    TikTok Sucks in Canada Too

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 7:28


    TikTok Sucks in Canada Too by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    NYC's Criminal SIM Farm Isn't New

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 5:26


    NYC's Criminal SIM Farm Isn't New by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    We Are Seeing A Prelude To World War 3...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 12:46


    and hear me out here.

    Your Breaches of the Week! September 15 to September 21, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2025 31:39


    Tiffany, SonicWall, Crowdstrike, SonicWall, Aetna CVS, The Social Security Administration and every financial advisor in Canada and so much more are why we want off this planet this week...

    AI Political Bias Is Alive and Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2025 17:56


    AI Political Bias Is Alive and Well by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    AI Will Fundamentally Change Child Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 3:48


    AI Will Fundamentally Change Child Development by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    We Will Never Escape Ads Again...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 6:06


    We Will Never Escape Ads Again... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    The Biggest Insider Threat is... Kids!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 2:58


    Dang whippersnappers

    At What Point Is AI Liable For Its Own Actions?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 8:32


    At What Point Is AI Liable For Its Own Actions? by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    Your Breaches of the Week! September 8 to September 14, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 25:28


    The Great Firewall of China, Jaguar Land Rover, Workday, Facebook, Tenable and Qualys, HackerOne and so much more are all part of this week's breaches!

    Ads in Windows 11... Come on, Man...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2025 4:11


    Ads in Windows 11... Come on, Man... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    Even Privacy Focused Governments Are Weakening Laws

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 10:17


    So, let's talk about the best countries to park your data!

    Episode 185 - Complying With Impossible Laws

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 58:53


    If a law is literally impossible to follow, it undermines the legitimacy of the legal system itself. Decentralized social network platform Mastodon says it can't comply with Mississippi's age verification law. A law that cannot be complied with doesn't regulate behavior, instead it criminalizes existence. In this case, the law is less about shaping user behavior than about shaping which platforms survive. And this is where the US is heading. We explore this and so much more. Please don't miss this one.

    Should AI Have Rights?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 8:52


    Should AI Have Rights? by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    Telepathy Is Here!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 3:18


    Kinda...

    UK Age Verification is making people vulnerable

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 5:13


    UK Age Verification is making people vulnerable by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    Phishing Awareness Training Doesn't Work...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 10:42


    Phishing Awareness Training Doesn't Work... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    Your Breaches of the Week! September 1 to September 7, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2025 20:44


    Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, Cloudflare, Navy Fed, AT&T, more Salesforce fallout and now these segments are officially open bar...

    China Has Every American's Data...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2025 10:33


    and probably about 80 other countries too!

    The "Dead Internet Theory" May Soon Be Real

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 5:25


    The "Dead Internet Theory" May Soon Be Real by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    How to Protect Yourself Against Government's Latest Spyware

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 16:19


    How to Protect Yourself Against Government's Latest Spyware by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    A.I. to kill off cemeteries...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 5:13


    and yeah... it kinda makes creepy sense...

    Your Breaches of the Week! August 25 to August 31, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 13:29


    Google, Transunion, Farmer's Insurance and even DOGE are part of this week's mess.

    No Quiero Taco Bell AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2025 7:18


    The long term ramifications of where this is heading needs discussion.

    What Happens When A Platform Can't Comply With Laws?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 8:30


    Let's dive into the Philosophy of Impossible Laws.

    Episode 184 - The Society-Wide Problem With AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 59:11


    Episode 184 - The Society-Wide Problem With AI by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    AI Generated Ransomware Has Arrived

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 4:34


    AI Generated Ransomware Has Arrived by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    Your Apple Watch Is NOT Carbon Neutral...

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 6:59


    Your Apple Watch Is NOT Carbon Neutral... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    Driving for DoorDash etc will soon be obsolete

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 7:17


    If we keep this up, our growing population will be out of available jobs sooner than later...

    Your Breaches of the Week! August 11 to August 24, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 22:40


    PayPal, Workday, Panera, Manpower, Intel, Canada's House of Commons, and so much more are part of this week's breaches!

    Roblox's Child Predator Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2025 9:57


    Roblox's Child Predator Problem by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    Let's Nuke The Moon!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 4:20


    Excellent article I referenced: https://spectrum.ieee.org/lunar-nuclear-reactor-nasa-moon

    AI Can Help You Win The Lottery!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 4:13


    Kinda...

    AI browser assistants are a privacy disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 6:14


    AI browser assistants are a privacy disaster by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    Encryption security gets a global win...

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 4:59


    The Society-Wide Problem With AI...

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 22:08


    The Society-Wide Problem With AI... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    The US Needs Immutable Privacy Laws

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2025 4:31


    And the laws need teeth.

    Scrolling has cost the world $9 Trillion!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 5:33


    Scrolling has cost the world $9 Trillion! by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    Episode 183 - The FDAs AI Is Going Get Us Killed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 59:17


    The FDA's new AI is being inserted into the approval process for new medications and it's been caught fabricating studies, misinterpreting meeting conversations and worse... and RFK Jr. wants to use it to speed up the approval process! On top of this, it looks like airlines want to sell our biometrics, a new privacy nightmare of a US Health Database is being built and your AI therapist has no privacy protections. We explore ALL of this and so much more... don't miss this one!

    Meta allows its chatbots to romance children

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 5:03


    Meta allows its chatbots to romance children by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    AI Proves Social Media Is The Death Of Us All

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 5:45


    AI Proves Social Media Is The Death Of Us All by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

    Microsoft Sued Over Stopping Windows 10 Support

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 6:40


    Microsoft Sued Over Stopping Windows 10 Support by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

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