Weekly Security Sprint EP 108. Scams, 3rd party diligence, cyber reports, hurricanes and more.

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In the latest Security Sprint Dave and Andy covered the following topics:

Health-ISAC: European Hobby Exercise 2024 After Action Report

Peters and Rounds Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Extend Information Sharing Provisions That Help Address Cybersecurity Threats

• Bill extends cyber threat info-sharing between public, private sector

• Exclusive: Peters, Rounds tee up bill to renew expiring cyber threat information sharing law

CRS: The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015: Expiring Provisions, 08 Apr 2025

Main Topics:

Scams:

• FBI PSA: FBI Warns of Scammers Impersonating the IC3
• Foreign intel job scams target current, former DoD employees
• Take9

JCAT First Responders Toolbox – Third-Party Security Critical to Safeguarding Public Gatherings From Terrorist Threats

UK: Law firm fined £60,000 following cyber attack. “enabled cyber hackers to gain access to DPP’s network, via an infrequently used administrator account which lacked multi-factor authentication (MFA)”

BakerHostetler: Ready and Resilient in the Data-Driven Age. PDF. Selected key findings below. Half Measures ≠ Effective Prep. Your organization finally prepared an IRP and a BCP. That’s great! But have you actually implemented and then tested these plans? (At Gate 15, we’re a bit partial to this finding. Need to exercise and test those plans? Contact our team today to schedule your next workshop, tabletop, drill or other exercise!)

The Weather Channel – 2025 Hurricane Season Outlook: Not Quite 2024, But Above-Average US Landfall Threat. The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season may not be as active as last year, but the threat of U.S. landfalls remains higher than average, according to a just-released outlook issued by The Weather Company and Atmospheric G2. 

• Colorado State University’s tropical forecast team.
• Tornado-producing storm deals deadly weather to Oklahoma and Texas
• FEMA Isn’t Ready for Disaster Season, Workers Say

Quick Hits:

• Abusing Data in the Middle: Surveillance Risks in China’s State-Owned Mobile Ecosystem & 35 countries use Chinese networks for transporting mobile user traffic, posing cyber risks
• Florida State shooting: 2 dead, sheriff’s deputy’s son in custody & How a security gap at FSU heightened students’ fears even with the speedy police response
• Bot Traffic Surpasses Humans Online—Driven by AI and Criminal Innovation
• CISA Releases Guidance on Credential Risks Associated with Potential Legacy Oracle Cloud Compromise
• Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Resources:
  • Security guidance for dark web leaks (ITSAP.00.115)

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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