Please enjoy our latest podcast, the weekly Security Sprint, on Spotify, Apple, as well as other locations accessible via the Spotify for Podcasters link or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
Opening:
- The Next WannaCry Won’t Look Like WannaCry: Nine Years Later, Ransomware Has Evolved. The Resilience Fundamentals Haven’t. — Gate 15
- ANCHOR for Critical Infrastructure — CISA
- Hackers breached DHS information-sharing network, people familiar say & Department of Homeland Security (HSIN) Cybersecurity Incident Details
Main Topics:
Info Ops:
- Four years into Ukraine invasion, Russia turns influence-ops back to US and Europe — The Register
- A Look at the Drivers, Dynamics, and Applications of the Pro-Russia Influence Ecosystem — Google Cloud Blog
- GRU: military unit 67606 — Lab52
- More info ops: Blaming the Deep State for Earthquakes and Heatwaves
- Related concerns: States rebuild election security information-sharing after Trump cuts — USA TODAY
Weather, Climate & Environment:
- National Weather Service updates. Read More
- Heat Domes Are Dangerous. July Fourth Activities Will Make Things Worse
- Be #SummerReady: Your Guide to Staying Safe and Cool During Extreme Heat — FEMA
Gate 15 TARGET Report: Public Health Updates (09 Jul 2026)
- Ebola outbreak containment hampered by USAID closure, experts say
- Former CDC chief medical officer says RFK Jr. caused ‘irreparable harm’
- Deadly Screwworm’s Leap Into the US Mystifies Health Experts
Quick Hits:
- Thomasville man arrested in High Point church parking lot
- H1 2026 Crypto Hacks Reach Record High as Losses Fall Below USD 1 Billion
- Ransomware Roundup: H1 2026 stats on attacks, ransoms, and active gangs
- Russian group hacked Quebec water treatment plant, gained access to control pumps and chlorine dosing: CSE
- FortiBleed: 86,644 Fortinet Firewalls Compromised
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.
We hope you’ll subscribe, listen and share your ideas and other feedback! Reach out to us on Bluesky, LinkedIn, via email at Gate15@gate15.global.