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On this week’s Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:
Main Topics
Taylor Swift Terrorism Threat:
- Two held in Vienna over Taylor Swift concert threat
- Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna canceled after Austrian police say foiled terrorist plot targeted shows
- Officials say suspects in foiled plot at Taylor Swift shows hoped to kill as many people as possible
- Taylor Swift ISIS suspects ‘hired as guards’ wanted ‘to bomb gig & mow down fans’ before terror plot foiled by US spies
- Taylor Swift concert terror suspect, 17, began working at venue days before foiled plot, say police
- Alleged Taylor Swift terror plot fits a worrying trend as ISIS targets teens online
- Suspect in Taylor Swift Vienna concert plot confessed to planning suicide attack, officials say
- Taylor Swift ISIS bombing suspect pictured holding dual knives as chilling details of terrorist plot revealed
- After Vienna threat: Music venues as terrorist targets
- Taylor Swift concert terror plot suspect sought to kill self and ‘as many people as possible,’ officials say
- Iraqi teen held in Vienna after Taylor Swift attack plot foiled
- Officials say suspects in foiled plot at Taylor Swift shows hoped to kill as many people as possible
Hurricanes & Severe Weather.
- CSU’s 2024 Atlantic seasonal hurricane forecast was released on 4 April and updated on 6 August
- NOAA: Highly active hurricane season likely to continue in the Atlantic; Near-record sea surface temperatures and the possibility of La Nina are key factors.
- Debby finally moves out of the US, some flooding risk and power outages remain
- NOAA: Nation hit with record heat, wildfires and Hurricane Beryl in July; U.S. had its 2nd-highest number of year-to-date billion-dollar disasters.
Election Security & Broader Considerations
- Microsoft: Iran Targeting 2024 US Election.
- Iran uses fake news sites to interfere in U.S. election, Microsoft says
- We received internal Trump documents from ‘Robert.’ Then the campaign confirmed it was hacked
- Trump campaign says it is victim of foreign hack after leak of Vance report
- Risky Biz News: Trump campaign points finger at Iranian hackers for documents leak
- The Hacking of Presidential Campaigns Begins, With the Usual Fog of Motives
- DOJ: Pakistani National with Ties to Iran Charged in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate a Politician or U.S. Government Officials
- Winchester Man Arrested for Making Threats Against Vice President
- Virginia man charged with threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris
- CAIR Welcomes Charges Against Man Who Allegedly Made Death Threats Targeting VP Harris, Previously Threatened Muslims
Quick Hits
- CrowdStrike: Channel File 291 Incident: Root Cause Analysis is Available. Read the findings, mitigations and technical details of the Channel File 291 incident.
- View the Channel File 291 Incident Executive Summary
- Download the Channel File 291 Incident Root Cause Analysis
- Ransomware & Data Breaches:
- Intelligence bill would elevate ransomware to a terrorist threat
- Royal Ransomware Actors Rebrand as “BlackSuit,” FBI and CISA Release Update to Advisory
- Justice Department Disrupts North Korean Remote IT Worker Fraud Schemes Through Charges and Arrest of Nashville Facilitator
- Research Report: Internet-Connected Industrial Control Systems (Part One)
- White House working on cyber insurance policy proposal for ‘catastrophic’ incidents
- Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers
- On the Adoption of the UN Convention Against Cybercrime
- DOJ: Assault of Congregants Outside a Washington D.C. Synagogue Charged as a Federal Hate Crime
- U.S.: SEC ends probe into MOVEit attacks impacting 95 million people
- Critical Infrastructure: Rewards for Justice: CyberAv3ngers.
- White House cyber czar touts regulatory harmonization bill advancing through Congress
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- The Security Sprint is our weekly rundown of the week’s notable all-hazards security news, risks and threats and some of the key focus areas for organizations to consider behind the headlines. Gate 15 team members discuss physical security, cybersecurity, natural hazards, health threats and other issues across our environment.
- Nerd Out! Security Panel Discussion, moderated by Dave Pounder, focuses on physical security topics including terrorism, extremism, hostile events, and other pertinent topics.
- The Gate 15 Interview, is a monthly interview between Gate 15’s founder and Managing Director, Andy Jabbour and guests from throughout the homeland security risk management community addressing a wide range of all-hazards topics and issues.
- Venue Security, The IAVM Podcast Series is our newest podcast as Gate 15’s founder and Managing Director, Andy Jabbour hosts short interviews with venue safety and security experts from the International Association of Venue Managers’ (IAVM) Venue Safety and Security Committee (VSSC) and other special guests from the IAVM community.
- The Cybersecurity Evangelist, with Jennifer Lyn Walker, is a cybersecurity-focused discussion with Jen and invited guests. This is presently a Gate 15 special podcast and occasionally is updated on our Gate 15 podcast channel.
- The Risk Roundtable, was a monthly discussion among our team and occasional guests exploring the all-hazards threats and risks impacting the United States and internationally. This was suspended in September 2023.
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