The Risk Roundtable EP 39: Special Guests, the latest scams, the National Cybersecurity Strategy and more!

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The Gate 15 Interview: Andy, James and Herb talk mass gatherings and event security, threats, and best practices, Thanksgiving, Tom Petty, Bob Marley and old-school hip-hop

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The Risk Roundtable EP 32: A true all-hazards discussion – cannabis, the Hard Reset, cybersecurity and monkeypox!

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The Cybersecurity Evangelist, Episode 2; Demystifying Cybersecurity Myths – Part 2

This month we are airing part two of the inaugural episode of The Cybersecurity Evangelist where Travis Farral and I finish demystifying cybersecurity myth #2 and #1. Listen to find out where the term “hacking” came from, and more about different types of “hackers”…including the good ones. Travis and I also give a quick nod to our inner geek. We wrap up the discussion with how we are ALL targets of opportunity, even if we don’t have an online presence. And why it is important to overcome the “it won’t happen to me mindset.” Finally, Travis leaves us with his final thought: spend a few minutes trying to educate yourself on ways you can protect your family.

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Blended Threats: Protests! Hacking? Death Threats!?!

Illustrating how rapidly and dangerously this can play out in our world today, Sarah Coble reported, that the life of Jessica Hatch, a Houston business owner, was “threatened after cyber-criminals hacked into her company’s social media account and posted racist messages.

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The Gate 15 Pod, Episode 9: Protests, reopening, hurricane predictions (and we need a name!)

Just as the United States began reopening following COVID-19 restrictions, the death of George Floyd rapidly changed the conversation and protests erupted around the country (and with international solidarity). Join Dave Pounder, Gate 15’s Director for Threat and Risk Analysis, Jennifer Lyn Walker, Director for Cyber Services, Jorhena Thomas, Senior Risk Consultant, and Andy Jabbour, Gate 15’s Managing Director, as they discuss this rapidly changing and dynamic environment.

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Reopening America: Faith-Based Organizations

On 14 May, Gate 15 presented a webinar on Hostile Event Preparedness for the community of faith via the Faith-Based Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (FB-ISAO). In light of reopening, the Gate 15 analysts’ took the first 15 minutes of the webinar to discuss special security considerations for re-opening facilities.

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The Gate 15 Pod, Episode 7: We get to discuss things besides coronavirus (kind of…)!

In this episode Andy, Dave and Jen discuss topics including Ramadan and faith-based threats and preparedness, the coronavirus “infodemic,” as well as the impacts of the re-opening / re-entry of businesses across around the world. Then the team wraps things up with some thoughts on hurricanes and National Hurricane Preparedness Week.

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