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In this week’s Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:
(TLP:CLEAR) WaterISAC – EPA: National Security Information Sharing Bulletin – Q1 2025. WaterISAC and EPA just published the latest quarterly edition of the National Security Information Sharing Bulletin. The Information Sharing Bulletin (ISB) is intended for water and wastewater utility owners and operators to provide information on priority security and resilience topics, including cybersecurity, physical security, and natural disasters.
Main Topics
Ransomware: NCC Group releases Annual Cyber Threat Monitor Report 2024. January – December 2024 – With a staggering 5263 attacks, 2024 saw the highest volume of ransomware attacks since 2021. In a turbulent year for the cyber landscape, with high-impact attacks on sophisticated nation-state espionage campaigns, attack volume continued to rise.
- LockBit‘s empire crumbles in the great ransomware reshuffle of 2024
- LockBit – Persistent TTPs in the Larger Ecosystem; How LockBit’s tactics and tools continue to shape the ransomware ecosystem long after its takedown
- Arcus Media Ransomware Displays Novel Process Targeting, Selective Encryption and Recovery Disruption
- Windows Locker ransomware
- When ransomware kills: Attacks on healthcare facilities
DeepSeek:
- Pentagon scrambles to block DeepSeek after employees connect to Chinese servers
- Wiz Research Uncovers Exposed DeepSeek Database Leaking Sensitive Information, Including Chat History
- Chinese and Iranian Hackers Are Using U.S. AI Products to Bolster Cyberattacks; Researchers outline malicious uses of AI after China-built AI platform DeepSeek upends international assumptions about Beijing’s capabilities.
- Exposed DeepSeek Database Revealed Chat Prompts and Internal Data
- Recent Jailbreaks Demonstrate Emerging Threat to DeepSeek
- Italy Blocks DeepSeek Over Privacy Concerns, Launches Probe
- Taiwan says government departments should not use DeepSeek, citing security concerns
CISA employees told they are exempt from federal worker resignation program & Alarmed by Chinese hacks, Republicans mute attacks on cybersecurity agency
Quick Hits:
- FBI PSA – Mail Theft-Related Check Fraud is on the Rise
- FBI Springfield Advises Caution in Online Relationships
- Watch What You Say: SEC Enforcement Scrutinizes Cybersecurity Incident Disclosures
- MGM Agrees to Pay $45 Million to Settle Data-Breach Lawsuit
- NSA Publishes Guidance on Content Credentials to Bolster Multimedia Integrity
- Common Challenges in Cybercrime: 2024 Review by Eurojust and Europol
- Cybercrime websites selling hacking tools to transnational organized crime groups seized
- Europol: Law enforcement takes down two largest cybercrime forums in the world; The platforms combined had over 10 million users worldwide
- Bird flu crisis enters new phase
- Avian flu strikes more poultry farms, prompts more state measures and warnings
- ICE and CRE: 3 Impactful Resources
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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