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On this week’s Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics.
- Patch It or Pay: Closing the Door on Exploits. This blog is part of Gate 15’s Summer of Security: Ransomware Resilience Series, highlighting the essential considerations for organizational leaders and cybersecurity professionals.
Main Topics:
US Cybersecurity:
- House panel approves cyber information sharing, grant legislation as expiration deadlines loom
- CISA Delays Cyber Incident Reporting Rule for Critical Infrastructure
Ransomware & Data Breaches:
- Australian Government – Australian Institute of Criminology: Examining the activities and careers of ransomware criminal groups. PDF
- Stopping ransomware before it starts: Lessons from Cisco Talos Incident Response
- Cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover threatens to hit British economic growth
- Hackers linked to M&S breach claim responsibility for Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack
- How JLR’s Cyber Breach is Disrupting Global Operations
- Jaguar Land Rover staff home for another day as company reels from cyber attack
Presidential Message on National Preparedness Month
- National Insider Threat Awareness Month; Help prevent the exploitation of authorized access from causing harm to your organization
- Plan to avoid scams this National Preparedness Month
- ABA Foundation and FBI Release New Infographic to Help Americans Spot and Avoid Deepfake Scams
Quick Hits:
- All IT work to involve AI by 2030, says Gartner, but jobs are safe. All work in IT departments will be done with the help of AI by 2030, according to analyst firm Gartner, which thinks massive job losses won’t result.
- Salesloft Drift updates
- Not Safe for Work: Tracking and Investigating Stealerium and Phantom Infostealers
- Over 6,700 Private Repositories Made Public in Nx Supply Chain Attack
- Frostbyte10 flaws in Copeland E2 and E3 controllers highlight cyber threats to refrigeration, HVAC, lighting infrastructure
- Czech NUKIB alerts critical infrastructure sector to rising cyber risks from Chinese data transfers, remote management
- ‘Unrestrained’ Chinese Cyberattackers May Have Stolen Data From Almost Every American
- Chinese Hackers Impersonate US Lawmaker in Malware Scheme During Trade Talks
- US military kills 11 in strike on alleged drug boat tied to Venezuelan cartel, Trump says
- Targeting Iran’s Leaders, Israel Found a Weak Link: Their Bodyguards
- U.S. and Canadian Intelligence Partners Issue Guidance to Protect Western Tech Startups from Exploitation in International Pitch Competitions
- The Blockchain Is Not Your Friend: Examining EtherHiding and using Blockchain for Attacks
- New Cyber Resources from the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security: Cyber security hygiene best practices for your organization – ITSAP.10.102
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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