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March 2022 Team Huddle

14 April 2022 Gate 15

As everyone knows, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended many things that we all took for granted. Our Gate 15 team…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: bias, homeland security, Huddle

The SUN also rises… (a peek into Gate 15), 2022 update

7 April 2022 Gate 15

By Andy Jabbour This is an update to the original post, The SUN also rises… (a peek into Gate 15),…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: analysis, cybersecurity, gate 15, homeland security, infrastructure, preparedness, risk management, security

The Cybersecurity Evangelist: Ep 16 – Everybody Loves Love! PSA on Romance Scams – Why Scammers Love Love Too!

28 February 2022 Gate 15

By Jennifer Lyn Walker, The Cybersecurity Evangelist Please enjoy this month’s episode of The Gate 15 podcast on Anchor, Spotify, Apple, Google, as well…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: BEC, cybersecurity, podcast, podcasts, romance scams, security

Opinion: ‘The best things in life are free…’ like HIBP (but maybe chip in!)

25 January 2022 Gate 15

By Andy Jabbour This is 100% a personal opinion but one I find myself sharing in a number of forums…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: donations, technology

Backdoors? The FBI ain’t got no backdoors! The FBI don’t need no stinkin’ backdoors!

4 October 2021 Gate 15

Encryption. In today’s world, it is a vital part of privacy and security, and should be a part of protecting…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cybersecurity, encryption, FBI, homeland security, privacy, security

National Council of ISACs Provides a Congressional Update on Information Sharing Successes & Opportunities

30 September 2021 Gate 15

On 23 Sep,  the National Council of ISACs (NCI) “hosted a Congressional briefing on to highlight the critical role Information Sharing and Analysis…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, homeland security, infrastructure, ISAC, national council of ISACs, preparedness

RDPwned – New tool checks if your corporate RDP server credentials have been compromised

22 April 2021 Gate 15

By Jennifer Lyn Walker If you have experienced a cyber incident and never determined the actors’ initial access vector, chances…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: advanced intelligence, cybersecurity, RDP

The SUN (still) rises… (a peek into Gate 15)

7 April 2021 Gate 15

By Andy Jabbour This is a small update to a post shared a year ago, “The SUN also rises… (a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: analysis, cybersecurity, gate 15, homeland security, operations, preparedness, risk management, security

Elections Perspective: On November 4th, let us stand together as Americans

2 November 2020 Gate 15

By Andy Jabbour Elections are inherently divisive, and (if you listen to the rhetoric) each one is “the most important…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: election 2020, elections, security

Serving My Community: Service in Homeland Security

19 September 2019 Gate 15

By Andy Jabbour In establishing Gate 15, one area I hoped to develop was the idea of service. As a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: homeland security

Perpetual Preparedness

3 September 2019 Gate 15

By Mayya Saab National Preparedness Month is recognized each September to promote family and community disaster as well as emergency…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: FEMA, hurricanes, preparedness

Breaking Down the Wall between Physical and Cyber Security

1 July 2019 Gate 15

In this update on threats that are neither entirely comprised of physical or cyber parts, known as blended and complex threats, we explore their complexities and consequences as they become relevant to the security and resiliency of our critical infrastructure

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: blended threats, complex threats, cybersecurity, healthcare, hotels, iot, security

Complex IoT & Commercial Facilities

1 May 2019 Gate 15

A webinar for the RE-ISAC by Trend Micro’s Numaan Huq and Stephen Hilt, and a panel discussion including Numaan, Stephen and Gate 15’s Jennifer Walker.

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: blended threats, Commercial Facilities, cybersecurity, internet of things, ISAC, re-isac, real estate, Trend Micro

Are We Getting Left of Boom in This Blended and Complex World?

29 April 2019 Gate 15

We use the term blended and complex threats to account for threats that operate within and cross-over physical and cyber boundaries. This post includes examples of the terms above contextualized in recent incidents and vulnerabilities.

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Password Security: Three Things to Do Today

13 March 2019 Gate 15

Three simple things that anyone can to do to maintain reasonable password security.

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cybersecurity, data breach, passwords, preparedness, security

Help! Is This a Cyber or Physical Threat?

1 March 2019 Gate 15

By Omar Tisza As cyber-adversaries become sophisticated in their attacks against critical infrastructure, we see the level of sophistication between…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: blended threats, complex threats, cybersecurity, infrastructure, risk management, security

Complex and Blended Threats: Weaponizing the Cyber World

4 February 2019 Gate 15

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: blended threats, complex threats, cybersecurity, infrastructure, risk management, security

Recognizing Homeland Security Excellence

30 January 2019 Gate 15

By Mayya Saab This January, our team gathered for one of our too infrequent in-person all-hands huddles. Among the other…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cybersecurity, homeland security, operational coordination, risk management, security

Have a Blended and Complex New Year!

2 January 2019 Gate 15

By Omar Tisza In our quest to continue exploring salient examples of complex and blended threats, we have complied a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: blended threats, complex threats, cybersecurity, infrastructure, risk management, security

Gate 15: What’s in a Name?

28 December 2018 Gate 15

I often get asked, “what is Gate 15” or “what does that mean?” A lot of folks assume it has…

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Not-So-Bold Predictions: ISACs Continue Close Collaboration in 2019…

5 December 2018 Gate 15

by Andy Jabbour   Too many cookies, another Detroit Lions loss, and a slew of predictions for next year… it…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cybersecurity, exercises, homeland security, infrastructure, ISAC, operational coordination, preparedness, risk management

Complex and Blended Threats: Global Cyber Attacks are Now Human Attacks

26 November 2018 Gate 15

By Omar Tisza   Cyber threats are increasingly gaining the full attention of industry and–most recently–government as the Department of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: blended threats, cybersecurity, homeland security, preparedness, risk management, security

Congratulations, CISA, and Happy Thanksgiving

20 November 2018 Gate 15

By Andy Jabbour     Eleven months ago, I wrote: Following the House of Representatives, the US Senate needs to approve…

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Complex Threats: Ransomware, Hurricanes, Murder, Defacements, Bots, and Blackouts… ?

29 October 2018 Gate 15

Over the course of this year, our team has shared a number of posts regarding blended and complex threats. As…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: blended threats, cybersecurity, homeland security, preparedness, risk management, security

Prison Radicalization Doesn’t Have to be Inevitable, But Real Change Is Needed

28 October 2018 Gate 15

By Bridget Johnson   A federal judge delivered a pointed criticism of how the corrections system deals with jihadism when…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: al-Qaeda, homeland security, islamic state, national security, terrorism

Potatoes and Tomatoes: You Say Blended, I Say Complex…

16 October 2018 Gate 15

“If you don’t immediately stop the clearing of the Hambach Forest, we will attack your servers and bring down your…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: blended threats, cybersecurity, homeland security, security

It’s Time for an FBI Cybercrime College Scholarship Program

14 October 2018 Gate 15

by Andy Jabbour Seemingly every day a new data breach is reported, a new cybercrime effort is launched, fraud and extortion…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cybersecurity, FBI, law enforcement, national security, preparedness

Blended Threats! McAfee Labs Addresses Digital Impacts to Physical Infrastructure

12 October 2018 Gate 15

“Cyberattacks have always been, well, cyber. Their immediate effects were on our data, our digital information, and our devices…until they…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: blended threats, cybersecurity, homeland security, infrastructure, mcafee, preparedness, security

Blended Threats: Mining Takes a Toll!

25 September 2018 Gate 15

A new report from  the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) highlights one type of blended threat that organizations should be aware…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: blended threats, cybersecurity, exercises, homeland security, infrastructure, preparedness, risk management, security

Supporting the Community of Faith

17 September 2018 Gate 15

Sean Lyngaas, @snlyngaas, writing in CyberScoop last week, wrote, “When it comes to protecting faith-based organizations from hackers, divine intervention will…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cybersecurity, gate 15, homeland security, information sharing, ISAO, preparedness, resilience, security

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    blog.irdeto.com - Are you overwhelmed with all the MedTech regulatory acronyms? Don’t worry, we are here to help!Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544311114548355074
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    independent.co.uk - ‘This is the essence of ‘see something, say something’ ‘ says sherrifTweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544272906514989056
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    themoscowtimes.com - Ukrainian forces pulled back to avoid the risk of encirclement, according to one military analyst.Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544293947304022017
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    engadget.com - It hopes to reduce journey times down to half an hour..Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544307945600532480
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    unit42.paloaltonetworks.com - Pentest and adversary emulation tool Brute Ratel C4 is effective at defeating modern detection capabilities – and malicious actors have begun to adopt it.Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544317408973832194
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    threatpost.com - Iran's steel manufacturing industry is victim to ongoing cyberattacks that previously impacted the country's rail system.Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544318304889839616
  • U.S., Chinese foreign ministers to meet at G-20 this week 5 July 2022
    reuters.com - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi alongside the G20 meeting of foreign ministers in Bali this week, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tue…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544293778114199553
  • Emergency Chrome 103 Update Patches Actively Exploited Vulnerability 5 July 2022
    securityweek.com - Google has released an emergency update for Chrome 103 to patch an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-2294.Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544315943882526721
  • Danish police say the deadly mall shooting was apparently a random attack 5 July 2022
    npr.org - Copenhagen's police chief said investigators had no indication that anyone helped the gunman, identified as a 22-year-old Dane.Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544014479662452736
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    voanews.com - Russian invasion of Ukraine prompted both countries to seek membershipTweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544294084600369152
  • Cannabis ISAO Director's Cut: July 1 - Cannabis ISAO 5 July 2022
    cannabisisao.org - Our Executive Director highlights cybersecurity, physical security, health or natural threat related stories relevant to the cannabis industry.Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1543958148528185344
  • CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog 5 July 2022
    us-cert.cisa.gov - CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for maliciou…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544280481033863168
  • NCSC urges organisations to prepare for the long haul on Russia-Ukraine 5 July 2022
    ncsc.gov.uk - Guidance issued advises how organisations can avoid staff burnout during an extended period of heightened cyber threat.Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544281235991760898
  • The Three Ps of Amplifying and Accelerating Domestic Extremism in the United States 5 July 2022
    hstoday.us - When communities are polarized, they increasingly see those on the other side of any issue as being completely unlike them and opposing their sacred values.Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544268301475450880
  • US-China relations: economic chief Liu He, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen hold ‘pragmatic, frank’ exchange 5 July 2022
    scmp.com - Top economic officials from China and the United States held a long-awaited meeting on Tuesday, with the Biden administration reportedly mulling the rolling back of tariffs on Chinese products to hel…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544294022549733376
  • Manhunt for Rooftop Shooter After at Least 6 Killed in Highland Park Fourth of July Parade Attack 5 July 2022
    hstoday.us - A rifle was recovered at scene, and people in the area were urged to shelter in place as other cities canceled their own Fourth festivities.Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544278241392951299
  • IntelBrief: G7 Countries Have a Plan to Counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) 5 July 2022
    thesoufancenter.org - At the Group of Seven (G7) Leaders’ Summit in Schloss Elmau, Germany, Western leaders formally launched the global infrastructure and investment partnership that was officially unveiled one year ago …Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544306376054378500
  • EternalBlue 5 years after WannaCry and NotPetya - SANS Internet Storm Center 5 July 2022
    isc.sans.edu - SANS Internet Storm Center - A global cooperative cyber threat / internet security monitor and alert system. Featuring daily handler diaries with summarizing and analyzing new threats to networks and…Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544311398372720644
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    newsweek.com - In a rare rebuke, Ambassador Nicholas Burns called on China's Foreign Ministry to stop peddling the Kremlin's line on events in Ukraine.Tweeted by @WatermanReports https://twitter.com/WatermanReports/status/1544308942616117249
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    zdnet.com - Gang may have defrauded 5,000 people with promises of EU support.Tweeted by @Gate_15_Analyst https://twitter.com/Gate_15_Analyst/status/1544315702563291136

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