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In this week’s Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:
- H2OSecCon 2026 Call for Presentations
- Critical infrastructure sectors on the most concerning threats – and needed solutions. “With critical infrastructure constantly under myriad threats, sector-focused information sharing and analysis centers and organizations collect, analyze and disseminate actionable cyber and physical threat information to stakeholders and provide them with tools to mitigate risks and enhance resiliency. To mark Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Threat Beat asked: 1) What is the most pressing short-term security concern in your sector? 2) What is one thing the public and/or industry/government can do now to address this?” Responses include DNG-ISAC, E-ISAC, FB-ISAO, Food and Ag-ISAC, Health-ISAC, MS-ISAC, ONE-ISAC, Space ISAC, and WaterISAC.
- CISA’s international, industry and academic partnerships slashed. The cuts “create a dangerous void,” said Errol Weiss, chief security officer for the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center. “The health sector is one of the most targeted and vulnerable, and this is exactly the wrong time to be pulling back federal support.
- Kristi Noem pledged to boost the nation’s cybersecurity. She gutted it instead
- Trump Administration Cuts Cyberdefense Even as Threats Grow
- U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission Annual Assessment: America’s Cyber Resiliency in 2025: Lessons from the Fifth CSC 2.0 Annual Assessment & US ‘slipping’ on cybersecurity, annual Cyberspace Solarium Commission report concludes
Main Topics:
Ransomware recovery perils: 40% of paying victims still lose their data. Paying the ransom is no guarantee of a smooth or even successful recovery of data. But that isn’t even the only issue security leaders will face under fire. Preparation is key.
- UK Government: Supply chain resilience against ransomware
- JLR hack is costliest cyber attack in UK history, say analysts
Melissa becomes third Category 5 hurricane of the extraordinary 2025 season
- NHC issuing advisories for the Atlantic on Hurricane Melissa
- Key messages regarding Hurricane Melissa (en Español: Mensajes Claves)
- Melissa leaps from tropical storm to Category 4 hurricane in 18 hours
- Category 5 Hurricane Melissa’s eye is nearing Jamaica and conditions are worsening
Quick Hits:
- Palo Alto Networks: Why Threat Actors Succeed
- LA Metro digital signs taken over by hackers
- Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda
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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