Cyberthreats Hiding in Plain Sight

Matt Rose of Tech Rage IT Shares Expert Insights on Cybersecurity Threats in FOX 35 Interview

Winter Springs, Fla., (June 4, 2025) - As businesses across Central Florida continue to navigate cybersecurity challenges, Tech Rage IT's Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer, Matt Rose, appeared on FOX 35 Orlando to break down the impact of recent breaches affecting widely used remote monitoring tools: ScreenConnect and SimpleHelp.

In the interview with FOX 35's Garrett Wymer, Rose warned of the significant risks these attacks pose to both IT service providers and the businesses they serve.

"These tools are meant to help IT staff remotely support computers, often with persistent access," Rose explained. "If they're breached, it's like handing over the keys to the kingdom. It's terrifying."

Rose noted that one of the breaches may date back to November 2024, with discovery only occurring in recent days. This delay highlights a sobering truth in modern cybersecurity: intrusions can go undetected for months.

"It underscores how long someone can live in these environments without being detected. There's a term called 'living off the land'—where attackers use the same tools your staff does, hiding in plain sight."

The FOX 35 segment also touched on nation-state actors, with Rose clarifying that the ConnectWise ScreenConnect incident is rumored to involve a government-backed threat group.

"It's not always about ransomware. Sometimes they're targeting very specific customers, trying to access sensitive data," he said.

Cybersecurity Lessons for Orlando Businesses

Rose urged both business owners and individuals to stay vigilant, understand their third-party software stack, and ensure layered protections are in place.

"The average company doesn't know they've been breached for six months or more," he warned. "There's no such thing as being fully hack-proof. But layered defenses and proactive monitoring can make all the difference."

To watch the full interview on FOX 35, click here.

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For more information, please contact:

For Tech Rage IT: Matt Rose, 407-278-5664, Matt@TechRageIT.com.

For the UCF Business Incubation Program: Rafael Caamano, 407-408-4297 rafael.caamano@ucf.edu or Alan Byrd, Alan Byrd & Associates, 407-415-8470, alan@byrdconnections.com

About Tech Rage IT: Tech Rage IT is a woman-owned technology firm providing managed IT services, VoIP phone services, IT consulting and more to the frustrated, defeated and disappointed businesses craving more from their technology investment.

Tech Rage IT's registered tagline "We Prevent Tech Rage" speaks to their laser focus of being a recognized leader in reducing the raging-headaches that employers and their employees face every single day due to technology problems, such as inconsistent or high IT support costs, unreliable or outdated technology, faulty or slow devices, and ransomware or lost files. Tech Rage IT, headquartered in Winter Springs, has been serving the area since 2015. Find more information about how Tech Rage IT is preventing Tech Rage at www.TechRageIT.com.

About the UCF Business Incubation Program: The University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program is a community resource that provides early-stage companies with the tools, training and infrastructure to become financially stable, high-growth/impact enterprises. Since 1999, this award-winning program has provided vital business development resources resulting in over 300 local startup companies reaching their potential faster and graduating into the community where they continue to grow and positively impact the local economy.

With eight facilities throughout the region, the UCF Business Incubation Program is an economic development partnership between the University of Central Florida, the Corridor, Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties, and the cities of Eustis, Kissimmee, Orlando and Winter Springs. In 2023, current incubator clients supported over 1,000 employees and generated over $120 million in revenue. Nineteen companies graduated from the program and remained in the local community. For more information, visit www.incubator.ucf.edu