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
Governments Shouldn't Be Able To Block Open Communications Platforms by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
The Super Bowl Ad That Created Privacy Concerns by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Facial Recognition is Becoming Inescapable by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Flickr, Substack, Panera, Iron Mountain, Harvard, roughly every Chinese citizen and AI Social Network Moltbook are all part of this week's breaches insanity!
In Our Dystopian Future, A.I. Uses You! by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
and here's how to enable it...
Social Network for AI is A Bit Concerning... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Panera Bread, Canada Computers, Stellantis, Match, Hinge, OKcupid, Krispy Kreme, Bumble and one Kiwi's desire to get some teeth are all part of this week's breaches!
We Are Never Getting Rid Of Deepfakes by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Half of Americans now deliberately spend less time on screens, and the choice is paying off... and this long overdue. The younger generations are realizing what Gen X and older generations have known... the real world isn't on Twitter, it's being face to face with friends and interacting. It's creating real and actual connections and not simply swiping left or right. This is long overdue and we cover so much more as well this week!
Governments Shouldn't Use AI For Pics & Vids by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
If you're using Bitlocker, you're not nearly as secure as you think!
The Lawsuit Against Social Media that NEEDS to Win by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Gmail, Nike, Under Armour, McDonald's, Apple, Nvidia, LG, Tesla, SoundCloud, Crunchbase and whole bunch of fines are all part of this week's mess...
We All Need To Slow Down... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
AI Regulation Has Arrived... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Here's why that a good thing... in the long run...
Protecting Yourself In A Surveillance State by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
and why it's shaping our future.
Kaiser Permanente, Oracle (again), Petco, JPMorgan, Eurail, the AI agents use and love(?) and about a billion lawsuits are all part of this week's breaches!
we are one step closer to AGI, here...
Here are some free utilities you can use to securely wipe data: BleachBit: https://www.bleachbit.org/ Eraser: https://eraser.heidi.ie/download/ Secure Eraser: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/xpdm97c5ztl802
Why we angrily post on social media and how we can lower the temperature. On top of this, 2026 comes with its own challenges too... We are NOT prepared for an AI Global Emergency, AI Psychosis is rising among the human population and AI is even learning about self preservation which is alarming scientists who want fail safes to prevent an AI Global Emergency. And more... 2026 is going to be intense.
AI Is Invading The World Cup! by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Mobile Phones Are Soon To Become Less Secure by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
The Push To Poison AI by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
NordVPN, Hardware wallet giant Ledger, Instagram, 5 major countries are all part of this week's mess.
Trust Online is Collapsing by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Grok AI Is Making Everything Worse by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Why Does A Super Market Need Your Biometric Information? by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
A.I. Is Making The Venezuela Situation Worse by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Barracuda, Oracle, Aflac, The European Space Agency, Wired and the "Tinder for N*zis" are all part of this week's insanity...
Meta's AI Privacy Policy Is A Joke by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
America's Hidden Data Centers by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
And it appears the US government is doing nothing about it!
Just in time for the new year too...
When Good Nerds Break Bad by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
I'm 100% cribbing from this article by Jon Truby of Time and I think all of you should read this one: https://time.com/7342444/not-prepared-for-ai-emergency/
and its human creators should be deeply concerned.
AI Psychosis Is The Next Threat by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
We have some longitudinal issues with data center expansion, and the year 2025 has been the year of a lot of different things... changes of governments, political strife, ongoing wars and escalations, and so much more... However, regardless of strife or other issues, the rapid expansion of AI is arguably one of the most important, celebrated and worrisome happenings that humanity is facing in the next 20 years. So, let's break this down.... plus we catch up on news and so much more!
How To Truly Be Happy by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
LastPass, SoundCloud, Pornhub, a lot of credit unions and so much more are all part of this week's mess!
What do the actual experts think of AI!? by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
AI Face Swapping Is Exploding Romance Scams by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
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