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On this week’s episode of the Security Sprint, Andy is joined by the Cybersecurity Evangelist herself, Jennifer Walker as well as Sadie Anne Jones! Together they covered the following topics:
- Tribal-ISAC Unveils Cybersecurity Report & Tribal-ISAC cybersecurity report delivers data, insights into risks
- (TLP:CLEAR) WaterISAC Physical Security Advisory Committee: Insider Threat Management – Fact Sheet.
- Colin Wood on Bluesky: “October isn’t only cyber awareness month. It’s also National Popcorn Poppin’ Month, National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month and Eczema Awareness Month. There’s something for everyone, really” It’s also National Pizza Month!
Main Topics:
CISA: Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Building a Cyber Strong America. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! This year’s theme is Building a Cyber Strong America, highlighting the need to strengthen the country’s infrastructure against cyber threats, ensuring resilience and security.
- Cybersecurity Awareness Month Toolkit
- DHS and CISA Announce Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025
- Article: DHS, CISA kick off Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025 to protect critical services, boost national resilience
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015):
- CISA 2015 sunsets: Cyber Threat sharing without a net?
- CISA Liability Protections Terminate – What Legal & InfoSec Need to Know Before Sharing Cyber Threat Information
- Cyber Threat Information Sharing at Risk: What Companies Should Consider if the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 Is Not Renewed
- Cyber defenders on edge amid shutdown furloughs, expired authorities
- Information sharing under CISA 2015 in limbo after government shuts down
Quick Hits:
- Judge temporarily blocks use of National Guard in Portland
- USNORTHCOM statement regarding protection of federal property and personnel in the Portland Area
- Trump says US is in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean
- Venezuela says it detected 5 US ‘combat planes’ flying 75km from its coast, calls it a ‘provocation’
- Clop extortion emails claim theft of Oracle E-Business Suite data
- Active exploitation of vulnerability affecting Oracle E-Business Suite
- Oracle Security Alert Advisory – CVE-2025-61882
- CISA and UK NCSC Release Joint Guidance for Securing OT Systems
- Shutdown guts U.S. cybersecurity agency at perilous time
- CISA to furlough 65% of staff if government shuts down this week
- UK NPSA – Manchester Incident
- Security boost for Irish Jews after Manchester synagogue attack
- Global Exposure of 180,000 ICS/OT Devices Raises Safety Concerns
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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