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
The UK Age Verification Is Already A Failure by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Microsoft Recall Is Still A Privacy Disaster by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Dior (again), Nascar (again), Dollar Tree, Audi, IBM's amazing breach report and a breach so bad the military was called in.
As AI use rises, developers trust it less! by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
...in my opinion.
The New U.S. Health Tracking System Is A Privacy Nightmare by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
We're Creating A Mental Health Crisis In Our Kids by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Data Privacy Laws Doesn't Mean We Have Data Privacy... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Dell, Nascar, Louis Vuitton, AT&T, Christian Dior, a dating app disaster the UK government and so many more...
The Era of Online Age Checks Is Here by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
THIS is why you don't use AI as a therapist... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
From massive data breaches to social engineering to government surveillance to cross‑border data transfers to lack of transparency in data collection and usage and SO MUCH MORE, here are all the ways our privacy is being violated and what we can do about this... It's time to fight back.
How WiFi Fingerprints You Everywhere by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
The real lesson of Coldplaygate by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
YouTube's AI Slop Crackdown Has Mixed Reactions by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
AI To Increase Airline Ticket Costs... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Assume Everything Is Training AI Now... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Law Enforcement AI is Deleting Evidence by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
McDonald's, Ingram Micro, Prudential Financial, Nippon Steel and so much more is why we can't have nice things this past week!
So much insane news, we are doing THREE Deep Dives this week: -Thanks to Trump bombing Iran, we need to prepare for terror attacks at home. -Big Tech & the US military are closer than ever, which is of serious concern -Trump now has a Citizenship database and they've sorted it by naturalized versus born to citizens. This is all deeply concerning for the future of the USA. Do not miss this one.
US Hospital Security is Soon to be Weaker by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
No, You're Not Talking To Keanu Reeves Online... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Here are all the ways our privacy is being violated. And it's time to fight back.
It's literally making private chats public! Here is how to stop it...
Johnson Controls, Verizon, Qantas, Aflac, Medicare, Louis Vuitton and politically motivated hackers are all part of the last 2 weeks! Woo.
New Tech For Law Enforcement Phone Searching Is Coming by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
This is a massive breakthrough in AI training.
Chinese Apps Need To Be Banned by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Whether it's Hunter Biden's laptop or President Trump, the framework remains the same. The article I referenced: https://www.smerconish.com/exclusive-content/the-cybersecurity-behind-the-hunter-biden-laptop-story/
The New U.S. National Citizenship Database Is Worrisome by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Big Tech's Military Integration Is Concerning... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Newest Deepfake Thwart: Copyright Yourself! by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Aiding and abetting a genocide. Aiding and abetting literal war crimes. Assisting domestic violent extremists. Prioritizing anger and rage for money. Cutting Trust and Safety teams while disinformation exploded. Lying to congress. Exploding depression and suicidality in the youth. And so much more. We bring the evidence and receipts in this show how just how uncaring and callous Mark Zuckerberg is in terms of sheer damage he has done to the world, society, democracy and more. Do not miss this one.
Pro Iranian AI Propaganda Is Invading Social Media by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Why Countries Are Ditching WhatsApp by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Americans need to plan for Terror Attacks by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Aflac, Krispy Creme, UBS, 23andMe, Zoomcar, Sysco, Optima Tax Relief, & a Mother's Day Brunch are all flying under the radar this week thanks to 16 BILLION recycled passwords!
Why Are Governments Ditching Microsoft? by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
We all have Alert Fatigue by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
and this ain't good for the Iran/Israel situation!
WhatsApp continues to prove it's not secure by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
T-Mobile, Microsoft, a popular hookup app, and so much more are all part of this week's cyber insanity.
Two nuclear powers almost started a war and both countries had such a problem with Facebook and Twitter that it even seeped into their mainstream news reporting. As Facebook and Twitter continue to reduce and cut their Trust and Safety Teams, this means that possibly next time two countries go to war, it could be started purely by the "information" their populations read online. This is beyond terrifying and you don't want to miss this one.
We need to discuss the STOP CSAM Act... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
Robotaxis are a Surveillance Nightmare by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic
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