By Andy Jabbour This is a small update to a post shared a year ago, “The SUN also rises… (a…
Please enjoy this month’s episode of The Gate 15 podcast on Anchor, Spotify, Apple, Google, as well as other locations accessible via the Anchor…
the Gate 15 team discusses geopolitics and the impacts they have on organizations around the world. The team touches on security concerns around current issues including U.S.-China tensions and why TikTok is a topic of discussion and the idea that how nations and leaders see each other – as adversaries or competitors – is also an important consideration. Listen to Dave, Jorhena, Jen, and Andy then speak on the importance of partnerships and the need to build and engage in trusted relationships and information sharing. But they couldn’t completely escape the enduring threats of ransomware and COVID, and they weighed in on the continued impact it is having on sports leagues while hearing Andy’s hope for his favorite football team. Andy also shares his current earworm struggles and gets mocked for his choice of attire…
The people have spoken! The Gate 15 Pod has now become the Risk Roundtable. In this episode the gang is…
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.
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.
I get asked a lot of questions about Gate 15, like, “what does Gate 15 mean?” (see here – Gate 15: What’s in a Name?
– for that answer). I also get a lot of questions about two other areas. One of those is about the SUN, our free daily online paper. The other is about our business model, as a for-profit vs. a non-profit. So, let me explain those briefly.
The 4th episode of the Gate 15 Podcast is now available! There is a lot of information “out there” related to the COVID-19 pandemic – some of which is true and useful… Aside from initial reactions, the team looks ahead to what’s next as this pandemic continues and how do we start preparing to handle other incidents – from spring flooding and an upcoming hurricane season to potential hostile events – in a COVID world.
By Andy Jabbour In establishing Gate 15, one area I hoped to develop was the idea of service. As a…
By Mayya Saab This January, our team gathered for one of our too infrequent in-person all-hands huddles. Among the other…
by Andy Jabbour Too many cookies, another Detroit Lions loss, and a slew of predictions for next year… it…
By Omar Tisza Cyber threats are increasingly gaining the full attention of industry and–most recently–government as the Department of…
Over the course of this year, our team has shared a number of posts regarding blended and complex threats. As…
By Bridget Johnson A federal judge delivered a pointed criticism of how the corrections system deals with jihadism when…
“If you don’t immediately stop the clearing of the Hambach Forest, we will attack your servers and bring down your…
“Cyberattacks have always been, well, cyber. Their immediate effects were on our data, our digital information, and our devices…until they…
A new report from the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) highlights one type of blended threat that organizations should be aware…
Sean Lyngaas, @snlyngaas, writing in CyberScoop last week, wrote, “When it comes to protecting faith-based organizations from hackers, divine intervention will…
In this blog, we’ve written a few times about the idea of “Blended Threats,” and some of the ways the…
By Bridget Johnson (@BridgetCJ) Much of the action at Saturday’s Unite the Right rally in Washington took place off…
In a recent post introducing the preparedness efforts that the National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (NH-ISAC) is taking to…
By David Pounder On 14 February, a former student entered Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland, Florida and killed…
By Andy Jabbour This is an update to the original post, “Terminology for $500. What Are Blended Attacks?” 26 May…
By Andy Jabbour In Brief: On 22 Feb, President Trump made remarks regarding the 14 Feb mass shooting at…
By Andy Jabbour Please note, this post has been updated to reflect the changes posted in update 1.1, 01 Mar…
By Bridget Johnson (@BridgetCJ) The Department of Homeland Security rang in the holiday season by adding a new office to…
By Bridget Johnson (@BridgetCJ) A pre-Christmas attack-plot arrest and shooting spree targeting police officers unfolded on different sides of the country…
By Bridget Johnson (@BridgetCJ) Wildfires that have been chewing through Southern California, with not much relief currently in sight from…
By Andy Jabbour Following the House of Representatives, the US Senate needs to approve the re-designation of DHS’s National…
By Bridget Johnson (@BridgetCJ) Maybe the Islamic State is starting to consider the usefulness of the al-Qaeda job application…