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On this week’s Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics.
- TribalNet 2025: Cybersecurity Is Central to IT Modernization for Tribes
- Cyberattacks remain big threat for tribes: survey
- CISA to furlough 65% of staff if government shuts down this week
- Cyber shutdown showdown
Main Topics:
Domestic Hostile Events:
- Deadly attack on Michigan church leaves investigators searching for motive
- Michigan church shooter was Marine veteran who White House official says “hated people of the Mormon faith”
- Update from FBI Detroit on Shooting and Fire at a Michigan Church
- Michigan church shooting suspect went on anti-LDS tirade, political candidate said
- Armed man busted after plowing car through police barricade outside Michigan church day after deadly shooting, blaze
- Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford ID’d as gunman who attacked Grand Blanc LDS church, killing 4 and setting it ablaze
- What we know about Michigan church shooter Thomas Sanford. Authorities have provided no motive for the attack.
- Who is Michigan church attacker Thomas Jacob Sanford: Iraq war vet ‘suffered from PTSD’ and wore ‘Make Liberals Cry Again’ shirt
- A List of Notable Shooting Attacks on Houses of Worship in the US in the Past 20 Years
- Marine veteran in custody after 3 killed, at least 8 injured in shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say & Southport mass shooting: Suspect identified in gunfire from boat that killed 3, injured 8, officials say
- Eagle Pass casino shooting: 2 killed, 5 hurt; suspect in custody, authorities say & Two dead, six hurt in shooting at Texas tribal casino; suspect in custody
Ransomware
- ‘You’ll never need to work again’: Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC
- Co-op says cyber-attack cost it £206m in lost sales
Quick Hits:
- CISA Directs Federal Agencies to Identify and Mitigate Potential Compromise of Cisco Devices
- Threat Insights: Active Exploitation of Cisco ASA Zero Days
- CISA – SonicWall Releases Advisory for Customers after Security Incident
- Widespread Supply Chain Compromise Impacting npm Ecosystem
- Russia dares NATO to shoot
- New Kremlin-Linked Influence Campaign Targeting Moldovan Elections Draws 17 Million Views on X and Infects AI Models
- Bot Networks Are Helping Drag Consumer Brands Into the Culture Wars
- Outrage Cycle: Cracker Barrel and its CEO Targeted Amidst Logo Controversy
- CISA Releases Advisory on Lessons Learned from an Incident Response Engagement
- Helping OT Organizations to Establish Defensible Architecture and More Resilient Operations
- Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization
- Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Designates Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization
- Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Trump Incorrectly Designating ‘Antifa’ as a Domestic Terrorism Organization
- DHS Issues Statement on Targeted Attack on Dallas ICE Facility3 people shot at Dallas ICE field office: ICE official
- Trump Says He Is Ordering Troops to Portland, Escalating Domestic Use of Military
- Trump Says He’s Sending Troops To ‘War Ravaged’ America City — Authorizes ‘Full Force’
- Pentagon calls up 200 National Guard troops after Trump Portland announcement
- Oregon leaders object to Trump’s deployment of 200 National Guard troops in the state
- Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on ‘how they look’
- ICE tactics inflame tensions in New York, Chicago and other cities
- Shane Tamura, gunman in shooting at NFL headquarters, had CTE: Medical examiner
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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