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In this week’s Security Sprint, Dave and Andy talk about the topics below. For more of these and other security updates, subscribe to our free daily report, delivered directly to your inbox, the Gate 15 SUN. To subscribe, please email [email protected].
Main Topics
War in Israel (see the Gate 15 SUN for abundant links and updates)
NSA and CISA Release Advisory on Top Ten Cybersecurity Misconfigurations
State commission reviewing Virginia Beach mass shooting offers little new insight but recommends more tools for its work. While this Commission had some challenges, the findings in this report – aimed at public sector entities in Virginia – are broadly applicable best practices all organizations can consider. An active shooter incident is a threat every organization should prepare for. Gate 15 offers our Hostile Event Preparedness Series and check out the Gate 15 White Paper on The Hostile Event Attack Cycle(HEAC). and we’d be happy to help your organization with active shooter/hostile events planning, exercising and overall preparedness. Don’t wait.
CISA: National School Safety Summit. The National Summit on K-12 School Safety and Security, hosted by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), brings federal, state and local school leaders together to share actionable recommendations that enhance safe and supportive learning environments in kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) schools. Through expert panels and keynote addresses by leaders in the field, the Summit explores current threats and issues in school safety and considers research-informed strategies for addressing security challenges. The 2023 Summit will be held virtually on November 1-2, 2023 and registration is now open. To register, please visit 2023cisaschoolsummit.eventbrite.com.
Red Cross Issues Wartime Hacktivist Rules; Attackers Shockingly Don’t Care 🫥. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has published a new set of rules urging hacktivists to abide by international humanitarian law in times of conflict. Writing in the European Journal of International Law (EJIL), the ICRC warned that cyber-attacks carried out by civilians during wartime are increasingly causing disruption to non-military targets such as hospitals, pharmacies and banks – impacting blameless members of society. Such attacks could also mean hacktivists are putting themselves in danger by (signaling) to opposing forces that they are a legitimate military target, the non-profit added. The ICRC is therefore asking governments to limit this hacktivist activity.
- Via the Cybersecurity 202 – The hackers’ response… “Why should I listen to the Red Cross?”
Quick Hits.
- A German far-right party leader has been taken to a hospital from an election rally
- Microsoft Digital Defense Report: Espionage fuels global cyberattacks
- Risky Biz News: Human-operated ransomware attacks double in a year
- MGM Resorts Refused to Pay Ransom in Cyberattack on Casinos
- CISA and NSA Release New Guidance on Identity and Access Management
- FBI Highlights Online Safety Tips During Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
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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.
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- 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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