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In the latest episode of the Security Sprint, Andy and special co-host Hunter Headapohl talked about the following topics:
- How Healthcare Facilities Can Be Truly Disaster-Resilient. Healthcare Facilities Today spoke with Jon Crosson, director of health sector resilience at Health-ISAC, on what makes a solid resiliency program for healthcare facilities, the importance of real-time information sharing and how healthcare facility managers can use partnerships to improve response and recovery efforts.
- Healthcare cybersecurity needs a total overhaul, by Errol Weiss, Chief Security Officer, Health-ISAC
- Addressing Risks from Chris Krebs and Government Censorship
- Gate 15: Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security: Time to Make This Happen, December 15, 2017
- Following the House of Representatives, the US Senate needs to approve the re-designation of DHS’s National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) to become the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA);
- The President should nominate, and the Senate should confirm, Christopher Krebs as Under Secretary for NPPD and then as the first Director of National Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security.
- Gate 15: Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security: Time to Make This Happen, December 15, 2017
Main Topics:
Hacktivism & Nation-State Influence
- CyberAv3ngers: The Iranian Saboteurs Hacking Water and Gas Systems Worldwide
- IRGC-Affiliated Cyber Actors Exploit PLCs in Multiple Sectors, Including US Water and Wastewater Systems Facilities
- Top 10 Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Groups That Dominated 2024
- The rising tide: A 2024 retrospective of hacktivism
Political Violence, Executive Protection
- ‘Save the white race’: Teen who gunned down his parents was plotting a ‘political revolution’ that included ‘getting rid of’ President Trump, police say
- Pennsylvania Man Charged with Making Threats to Assault and Murder President Donald J. Trump, Other U.S. Officials, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents & ‘Going to assassinate him myself’: Man ‘buying 1 gun a month since the election’ threatened to kill Trump in multiple YouTube comments under name ‘Mr Satan,’ FBI says
- Suspect in custody after overnight arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence
- Protect Democracy: How does Gen Z really feel about democracy? 11% believe that it political violence is sometimes necessary to achieve progress.
- Arrest made at UnitedHealthcare headquarters after reports of an intruder
Quick Hits:
- Threat Actor Allegedly Selling Fortinet Firewall Zero-Day Exploit
- 8 April 2025 NCSC, FBI, DCSA bulletin – Online Targeting of Current & Former U.S. Government Employees. Foreign intelligence entities, particularly those in China, are targeting current and former U.S. government (USG) employees for recruitment by posing as consulting firms, corporate headhunters, think tanks, and other entities on social and professional networking sites. Their deceptive online job offers, and other virtual approaches, have become more sophisticated in targeting unwitting individuals with USG backgrounds seeking new employment. Current and former federal employees should beware of these approaches and understand the potential consequences of engaging. U.S. clearance holders are reminded of their legal obligation to protect classified data even after departing USG service.
- FAA Drone Detection Testing. The FAA will conduct drone-detection testing in Cape May, New Jersey, between April 14-25. The FAA’s Center of Excellence for UAS Research (ASSURE) will conduct the testing. The Delaware River Bay Authority Police and other local first responders will also participate. The FAA will operate several large drones and more than 100 commercial off-the-shelf drones during the two-week period. Testing will take place over the water and near the Cape May Ferry Terminal during the daytime on weekdays only. The public should not fly recreational drones near this area during the test period.
- Top homeland security lawmaker calls for cautious cuts to CISA
- CISA cuts: ‘Open season’ for US?
- Senator puts hold on Trump’s nominee for CISA director, citing telco security ‘cover up’
- OCC Notifies Congress of Incident Involving Email System
- US Cyber Command: Posture Statement of Lieutenant General William J. Hartman
Read more about Gate 15’s full podcast menu at our Podcast page. You can subscribe and enjoy all the Gate 15 Podcasts on Spotify for Podcasters, Apple, Spotify, as well as other locations accessible from the Spotify for Podcasters link. Week-to-week, you can hear and learn more about our all-hazards threats, risks, mitigation and other issues impacting homeland security risk management from our team as well as our regular and special guests. The full podcast menu includes:
- 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.
- The Cybersecurity Evangelist, with Jennifer Lyn Walker, is a cybersecurity-focused discussion with Jen and invited guests. This is presently a Gate 15 special podcast and occasionally is updated on our Gate 15 podcast channel.
- Venue Security, The IAVM Podcast Series was a 2024 limited series podcast as Gate 15’s founder and Managing Director, Andy Jabbour hosted a series of short interviews with venue safety and security experts from the International Association of Venue Managers’ (IAVM) Venue Safety and Security Committee (VSSC) and other special guests from the IAVM community.
- 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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