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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

Security Spotlight: An Interview with WaterISAC Managing Director Michael Arceneaux

20 August 2018 Gate 15

US critical infrastructure, most recently defined in President Obama’s 2013 Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21): Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience,…

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Blended Threats: The Oracle Has Spoken!

14 August 2018 Gate 15

In this blog, we’ve written a few times about the idea of “Blended Threats,” and some of the ways the…

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

PERSPECTIVE: Spotting Pre-Attack Planning Indicators to Disrupt the Hostile Events Cycle

13 August 2018 Gate 15

By David Pounder This is the third and final part of an ongoing series focused on the Hostile Events Attack…

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Observations on the Unite the Right Rally, from White Nationalists to Antifa

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By Bridget Johnson (@BridgetCJ)   Much of the action at Saturday’s Unite the Right rally in Washington took place off…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: antifa, extremism, homeland security, protests, risk management, security, unite the right, white nationalists, White Supremacy

Higher Education: A Complex Array of Threats

6 August 2018 Gate 15

By Brett Zupan   There is a tremendous amount of information that analysts, security and risk leaders, executives, and others…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: blended threats, cybersecurity, higher ed, ISAC, preparedness, protests, security, White Supremacy

PERSPECTIVE: Hostile Events Attack Cycle from Target Selection Through Rehearsal Stage

16 July 2018 Gate 15

By David Pounder This is the second part of an ongoing series focused on the Hostile Events Attack Cycle. Previously…

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Security Spotlight: An Interview with NH-ISAC President Denise Anderson

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In a recent post introducing the preparedness efforts that the National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (NH-ISAC) is taking to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: blended threats, cybersecurity, exercises, healthcare, homeland security, infrastructure, ISAC, preparedness

PERSPECTIVE: Picking Target, Surveillance Begin the Hostile Events Attack Cycle

25 June 2018 Gate 15

By David Pounder Threats operate in all shapes and sizes, and whether by design or not they tend to follow…

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Security Spotlight: An Interview with REN-ISAC Executive Director, Kim Milford

11 June 2018 Gate 15

A recent post introduced the preparedness efforts that the Research and Education Network Information Sharing and Analysis Center (REN-ISAC) is taking…

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Action Required: Reboot Your Router (Now).

25 May 2018 Gate 15

It is rare that the US Government asks everyone to do something, and it can be challenging to get that…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cybersecurity, FBI, malware

March For Our Lives Protests, Counter-Protests and Mass Gathering Security Awareness

22 March 2018 Gate 15

By David Pounder   On 14 February, a former student entered Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland, Florida and killed…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: homeland security, hostile events, march for our lives, protests, school shootings, security, terrorism

REN-ISAC: Higher Education Enterprise Risk Management Leadership

6 March 2018 Gate 15

By Brett Zupan and Andy Jabbour   Across critical infrastructure, organizations must continually reassess their risks based on an ever-changing…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: blended threats, cybersecurity, education, exercises, higher ed, ISAC, NCI, preparedness, REN-ISAC, security

Blended Threats (update 1.1): Understanding an Evolving Threat Environment

1 March 2018 Gate 15

By Andy Jabbour   This is an update to the original post, “Terminology for $500. What Are Blended Attacks?” 26 May…

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

President Trump: You’re Completely Wrong About Active Shooter Preparedness

23 February 2018 Gate 15

By Andy Jabbour   In Brief: On 22 Feb, President Trump made remarks regarding the 14 Feb mass shooting at…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: active shooter, Florida, homeland security, hostile events, Mass Shooting, preparedness, trump

What ISIS Meant by Showing Women Fighting on the Front Lines

12 February 2018 Gate 15

By Bridget Johnson (@BridgetCJ)   Not to be outdone by the Kurdish, Arabic and Assyrian women who have kicked their…

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NH-ISAC: Taking a Proactive Approach to Blended Threats

31 January 2018 Gate 15

By Andy Jabbour   There is a tremendous amount of information that analysts, security and risk leaders, executives, and others…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: blended threats, cybersecurity, exercises, healthcare, ISAC, NH-ISAC, preparedness, security

Blended Threats: Understanding an Evolving Threat Environment

24 January 2018 Gate 15

By Andy Jabbour Please note, this post has been updated to reflect the changes posted in update 1.1, 01 Mar…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, homeland security, infrastructure, security

Security Coordination: Working Across Organizations for Effective Cybersecurity Outreach

19 January 2018 Gate 15

By Andy Jabbour   In Brief: Security, preparedness, and resilience – whether focused on terrorism, health risks, natural hazards, cybersecurity,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: coordination, cybersecurity, Farsight Security, ISAC, security

How Badly Do Terrorists Want WMD? Interest Increasing, Says New DHS Office

28 December 2017 Gate 15

By Bridget Johnson (@BridgetCJ)   The Department of Homeland Security rang in the holiday season by adding a new office to…

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

How Alleged Failed San Francisco Terror Plot Will Make ISIS Happy

26 December 2017 Gate 15

By Bridget Johnson (@BridgetCJ) A pre-Christmas attack-plot arrest and shooting spree targeting police officers unfolded on different sides of the country…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: california, homeland security, islamic state, San Francisco, terrorism

Protests for and Against Confederate Statues Removal Could Spill Beyond Memphis

21 December 2017 Gate 15

By Bridget Johnson (@BridgetCJ)   After a lull in post-Charlottesville white nationalist protests and counter-demonstrations, the nighttime 20 Dec. removal of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: confederate statues, protests, security, white nationalism

Trial-by-Fire for California’s Emergency Management as Stubborn Blazes Spark Terrorists’ Interest

18 December 2017 Gate 15

By Bridget Johnson (@BridgetCJ)   Wildfires that have been chewing through Southern California, with not much relief currently in sight from…

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

Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security: Time to Make This Happen

15 December 2017 Gate 15

By Andy Jabbour   Following the House of Representatives, the US Senate needs to approve the re-designation of DHS’s National…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cybersecurity, DHS, homeland security, infrastructure

Hit or Miss? Why ISIS Will Give NYC Bomber a Mixed Review, and What Cities Can Learn

12 December 2017 Gate 15

By Bridget Johnson (@BridgetCJ)   Maybe the Islamic State is starting to consider the usefulness of the al-Qaeda job application…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Christmas, homeland security, islamic state, New York, terrorism

Terror Groups Try to Use Jerusalem to Widen, Rev Up Pool of Lone Jihadists

8 December 2017 Gate 15

By Bridget Johnson (whose Twitter account remains suspended due to Twitter’s inexplicable policies and enforcement, and inability to respond in a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: al-Qaeda, homeland security, hostile events, islamic state, Jerusalem, terrorism

Protesters to Descend on Verizon Stores in Bid to Keep Net Neutrality Rules

5 December 2017 Gate 15

By Bridget Johnson (who has had her Twitter account suspended due to Twitter’s inexplicable policies and enforcement, and inability to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: communications, net neutrality, preparedness, protests, Verizon

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