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  • The Gate 15 Interview with Kirk Cerny EP 43. Security, old wagons, leadership integrity, Wyoming, and… the afterlife?
    In this episode of The Gate 15 Interview, Andy Jabbour welcomes Kirk Cerny, Chief Operating Officer at Haystax. Kirk is a security and counterintelligence professional with 20 years of leadership experience in public & private C-suites. Kirk specializes in threat prevention and mitigation, compliance, and more!
    Kirk on LinkedIn.
    Kirk’s Background
    Haystax
    School and Facility Security
    Public Safety & First Responders
    The new Dragon Pipeline
    What’s on Kirk’s mind
    We play Three Questions and talk old wagons, great states, and magic eight balls.
    Plus: Leadership, values, Gary Fisher, and lots more!
    Haystax
    Haystax School Safety in Action: Houston UASI Threat Response
    CISA Reflecting on the Parkland tragedy, its lasting impacts, and work still to be done, 14 February 2024
    In the discussion we address:A few references mentioned in or relevant to our discussion include:
    42 min
  • Nerd Out EP 45. Venue security, extremist news, and what to look for in 2024.
    In the latest episode of Nerd Out, Dave is joined by stalwarts Bridget Johnson and Joe Levy to talk about the latest security news. They talked about the impacts of the Lakewood Church shooting, and what to take away from it. Then they talked about other incidents, and the latest news from the terrorism front. Is it all quiet or is this just a ruse. Finally, they talk about what to look forward to in 2024, and it really shouldn't be a surprise.
    Joe Levy is the Assistant General Manager at the Barclays Center.
    Bridget Johnson is a terrorism and extremism expert who has decades worth of experience analyze threat activities.
    45 min
  • Special Podcast. Lakewood Church Shooting with Faith-Based ISAO

    In this special podcast, Andy welcomes in Dave and key members of the Faith-Based Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (FB-ISAO) to talk about the Lakewood church shooting. They looked at how the event unfolded, security processes, and lessons learned.

    Guests include:
    Mayya Saab, the Executive Director of FB-ISAO
    Ed Heyman, Co-Chair of the FB-ISAO ORG
    Phil Froehlich, Co-Chair of the FB-ISAO ORG


    44 min
  • Weekly Security Sprint EP 53. A Super Bowl amount of information - Church shooting, AI (good and bad), and much more.

    In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy discussed the following topics:

    Warm Start: 
    Announcement! WaterISAC is excited to announce that this Spring, it will be hosting H2OSecCon as a one-day virtual event on Thursday, May 23 from 11 AM - 5 PM ET! T
    National Rural Water Association and WaterISAC Collaborate to Benefit Small Water Utilities Nationwide
    AMWA reiterates cybersecurity views to Homeland Security Subcommittee
     
    Lakewood Church Shooting
    Shooting at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston: Female shooter killed, 5-year-old child shot
    Joel Osteen statement in response to this incident, post to Threads
    Woman Opens Fire at Joel Osteen’s Texas Megachurch During Live TV Broadcast
     
    Additional physical security items of note:
    Philadelphia Man Charged with Making Antisemitic and Islamophobic Threats
    Islamic State, Al-Qaeda Call for Violence Against Jewish Communities Following October 7 Attack
    Tennessee man who was working with militias planned to act as a sniper and attack Southern border, feds say. 
    U.S. Strike in Baghdad Kills Iranian-Backed Militia Commander
    Iraq Criticizes US Strikes After Baghdad Attack Killed Iran-Backed Militant Group Commander
    CISA Releases Violence Prevention through De-escalation Video.
     
    AI.
    FCC Confirms that TCPA Applies to AI Technologies that Generate Human Voices
    AI-Generated Voices in Robocalls Are Now Illegal
    How a Biden AI robocall in New Hampshire allegedly links back to a Texas strip mall
    Taylor Swift deepfakes on X falsely depict her supporting Trump
    AI Deployed Nukes 'to Have Peace in the World' in Tense War Simulation
     NYPD and WhatsApp. https://nypost.com/2024/02/05/business/nypd-tests-old-school-tactics-in-the-bronx-to-combat-shoplifting/
     
    Info Ops: 
    Russia Is Boosting Calls for 'Civil War' Over Texas Border Crisis.
    Chinese Websites Posing as Local News Outlets Target Global Audiences with Pro-Beijing Content
    CISA Launches #Protect2024 Resources Webpage for State and Local Election Officials
    Quick Hits:
     
    Severe Weather:
    Historic storm sends debris through LA’s Hollywood Hills and leaves 1.1 million without power
    3 dead as storm pummels California, causing flooding and dozens of mudslides in L.A. area
    More than 120 people are dead and entire neighborhoods have been reduced to ashes in record-breaking Chile wildfires
    The growing inadequacy of an open-ended Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale in a warming world
    Hurricanes are getting so intense, scientists propose a Category 6
    More on Scams & Fraud: 
    Think you know what the top scam of 2023 was? Take a guess
    As Nationwide Fraud Losses Top $10 Billion in 2023, FTC Steps Up Efforts to Protect the Public
    IRS warns tax professionals to be aware of EFIN scam email; special webinars offered next week
     
    Ransom where? Everywhere. 
    Chainalysis: Ransomware Payments Exceed $1 Billion in 2023, Hitting Record High After 2022 Decline
    Ransomware Payments Hit a Record $1.1 Billion in 2023
    GRIT Ransomware Annual Report 2023 (Q1-Q4)
    The Record: Ransomware tracker: The latest figures [February 2024]
    Malwarebytes 2024 State of Malware: Known ransomware attacks up 68% in 2023
     
    Nation States  
    Subcommittee Chairman Garbarino Statement On PRC Persistent Access To U.S. Critical Infrastructure.
    CISA and Partners Release Advisory on PRC-sponsored Volt Typhoon Activity and Supplemental Living Off the Land Guidance
    NSA: Combatting Cyber Threat Actors Perpetrating Living Off the Land Intrusions. 
    NSA and Partners Spotlight People’s Republic of China Targeting of U.S. Critical Infrastructure
    More Cyber News. 
    Verizon insider data breach hits over 63,000 employees
    Ivanti: CVE-2024-22024 (XXE) for Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure
    Researchers say attackers are mass-exploiting new Ivanti VPN flaw
    UK NCSC: Vulnerability management
    Canadian Centre for Cyber Security How updates secure your device (ITSAP.10.096)


    29 min
  • Venue Security, The IAVM Podcast Series EP 2: Gil Fried, The Crowd Management Doctor on Training and Supervising Security Staff

    In this episode of Venue Security, The IAVM Podcast Series, Andy Jabbour talks with Gil Fried, Professor and Assistant Dean of the College of Business at the University of West Florida and a member of the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) Venue Safety and Security Committee. In the discussion we address:

    • Gil’s background.
    • Training and Supervising Security Staff.
    • Sports Facilities and the Law & Crowd Management Doctor (on YouTube).
    • What’s on Gil’s mind, including raucous crowds.

      • Venue Security, The IAVM Podcast Series is our newest podcast as Gate 15’s founder and Managing Director, Andy Jabbour, hosts 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.

      30 min
    • Weekly Security Sprint EP 52. Geo-political impacts, cyber warnings, BEC, scams, ransomware and more!
      In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:
      In our warm start we address cyber threats from China and threats to the Water Sector, see quick hits for links. And we celebrate Pod friend Bridget Johnson on her new role.
       
      Main Topics:
       
      Cyber Warnings - BEC
      Evolving Threat Landscape: Crime, Confusion, Deepfakes, BEC, fake data breaches, fake political robocalls… Deepfake Scam Video Cost Company $26 Million, Hong Kong Police Says. 
      Europcar says someone likely used ChatGPT to promote a fake data breach.
      OpenAI: Building an early warning system for LLM-aided biological threat creation
      FBI PSA: Scammers Use Couriers to Retrieve Cash and Precious Metals from Victims of Tech Support and Government Impersonation Scams
       
      Ransomware:
      Corvus: Q4 Ransomware Report: 2023 Ends as a Record-Breaking Year
      Ransomware Retrospective 2024: Unit 42 Leak Site Analysis.  The year saw a 49% increase in victims reported by ransomware leak sites, with a total of 3,998 posts from various ransomware groups.
      The ransomware business is booming, even as enforcers shut down some major players; Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 found a 49 percent bump in victims reported by ransomware leak sites in 2023
       
      Quick Hits
      Brothers Charged After Seizure of Homemade Explosives, Ghost Guns in Their Astoria Apartment
      Queens bust: 2 brothers kept homemade explosive devices, 'hit list' in Astoria apartment, authorities allege. Investigators also recovered notebooks with hit lists that included police officers, politicians and celebrities, along with a scanner radio set to the frequency of the neighboring police precinct…The apartment is located right across from a Con Ed power facility.
      Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure and the United States 
      Hearing Notice: The CCP Cyber Threat to the American Homeland and National Security
      Exclusive: US disabled Chinese hacking network targeting critical infrastructure
      FBI director to warn Congress of dangers Chinese hackers pose to American infrastructure, innovation
      Opening Statement by CISA Director Jen Easterly
      CISA: People's Republic of China Cyber Threat
       
      Water, Water, Everywhere! 
      Announcement! WaterISAC is excited to announce that this Spring, it will be hosting H2OSecCon as a one-day virtual event on Thursday, May 23 from 11 AM - 5 PM ET!  Sign Up For Updates Here!
      Securing Operational Technology: A Deep Dive into the Water Sector
      Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Hearing: "Ensuring the Cybersecurity of America's Drinking Water Systems"
      Chair Rodgers Opening Remarks on the Cybersecurity of America’s Drinking Water System
      More Cyber.
      The U.S. economy is booming. So why are tech companies laying off workers?
      Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on U.S. Strikes in Iraq and Syria
      Geo-politics.
      Sullivan: Middle East strikes "not the end" of U.S. drone attack response
      Houthis may sabotage western internet cables in Red Sea, Yemen telecoms firms warn
      Iran Says Yemen Strikes 'Contradict' US, UK Policy
      Hostages at Procter & Gamble plant outside Istanbul rescued after 9-hour ordeal
      US Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing: Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis
      Senator to Big Tech: ‘Collectively, your platforms really suck at policing themselves’
      Ivanti Updates: Supplemental Direction V1: ED 24-01: Mitigate Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure Vulnerabilities
      CISA orders Ivanti devices targeted by Chinese hackers be disconnected
      QAnon-aligned son decapitates federal employee dad, shows off ‘traitor’s’ head in sick YouTube video
      Virtual Event: Preventing Mass Attacks In Our Communities. In this event, researchers from the US Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center discuss their findings on mass attacks perpetrated in public and semi-public spaces, including businesses, restaurants, bars, retail outlets, houses of worship, schools, open spaces and more. Click Here To Register.
      25 min
    • Weekly Security Sprint EP 51. Confiscated weapons, new DOJ / FTC guidance, AI, and more cyber news.
      Dave and Andy discussed the following topics.
      Swatting!
      Police Arrest Teen Said to Be Linked to Hundreds of Swatting Attacks
      CISA's Easterly the target of ‘harrowing’ swatting incident
      Nikki Haley targeted in 'swatting' incident at her home
      Physical Security. 
      Cleveland Clinic confiscated 30K weapons last year
      Security guard accused in Edmonton city hall shooting makes court appearance
       
      DOJ: Justice Department and the FTC Update Guidance that Reinforces Parties’ Preservation Obligations for Collaboration Tools and Ephemeral Messaging
      FTC: FTC and DOJ Update Guidance That Reinforces Parties’ Preservation Obligations for Collaboration Tools and Ephemeral Messaging
      Risky Biz News: DOJ and FTC tell companies to stop deleting chats
       
      Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Investment Fraud: Investor Alert
      UK NCSC: Global ransomware threat expected to rise with AI, NCSC warns
      UK NCSC: The near-term impact of AI on the cyber threat.
      British intelligence warns AI will cause surge in ransomware volume and impact
      CISA Joins ACSC-led Guidance on How to Use AI Systems Securely
      UK NCSC: The near-term impact of AI on the cyber threat
      NZ NCSC: Joint Guidance: Engaging with Artificial Intelligence
      OpenAI and Other Tech Giants Will Have to Warn the US Government When They Start New AI Projects
      Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Key AI Actions Following President Biden’s Landmark Executive Order
      OpenAI Quietly Scrapped a Promise to Disclose Key Documents to the Public
       
      23andMe admits it didn’t detect cyberattacks for months
      Ransomware-palooza!
      Symantec - The 2024 Ransomware Threat Landscape
      Annual GRIT Ransomware Report – 2023
      Dragos Industrial Ransomware Analysis: Q4 2023
      Who pays, and why: A researcher examines the ransomware victim’s mindset
      The Conjoined Triangle of Ransomware
      Ransomware Attacks Spotlight Need for FIs to Gauge Third-Party Risk
      Water Sector ransomware and other updates:
      Veolia Responds to Cyber Incident – company statement
      Water services giant Veolia North America hit by ransomware attack
      Water facility operator says ransomware attack affected North America division
      Chairs Rodgers and Carter Announce Subcommittee Hearing on Ensuring Cybersecurity of America’s Drinking Water Systems
      CISA's Water Sector Guide Puts Incident Response Front & Center
      WaterISAC: 15 Security Fundamentals You Need to Know
      West Virginia Department of Health Takes Steps to Prevent Cyberattacks Against Water Systems
       
      Quick Hits:
      In major gaffe, hacked Microsoft test account was assigned admin privileges
      Florida Bill Seeks Safe Harbor for Organizations with Robust Cybersecurity Programs
      HHS Releases New Voluntary Performance Goals to Enhance Cybersecurity Across the Health Sector and Gateway for Cybersecurity Resources
      NCTC First Responder’s Toolbox: Responses to Overseas Conflicts May Impact Public Safety Agencies in the Homeland
      Mother of all breaches - a historic data leak reveals 26 billion records: check what's exposed
      UK tells business leaders to ‘toughen up’ against cyberattacks
      CISA Blog: We Must Consider Software Developers a Key Part of the Cybersecurity Workforce
      Guidance: Assembling a Group of Products for SBOM
      27 min
    • Weekly Security Sprint EP 50. Uvalde Report, Sextortion, Ransomware and new Resources
      Dave and Andy discussed the following topics:
       
      New Tribal-ISAC podcasts!
      Raise Your Tribes Cybersecurity IQ:  Part 1 
      Raise Your Tribes Cybersecurity IQ:  Part 2 
      CISA Releases 2023 Year in Review!
      Uvalde. ⁠Justice Department Releases Report on its Critical Incident Review of the Response to the Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas⁠.
      Ransomware
      Ransomware Resilience: You can’t afford _not_ to exercise! 
      Check Point Research: 2023 – The year of Mega Ransomware attacks with unprecedented impact on global organizations
      New ransomware:
      Pings Ransomware
      Slug (via X, victim claimed in today’s ransomware listings)
      Insane (via X, victim claimed in today’s ransomware listings)
      First American cyber incident expected to impact Q4 2023 financials; Delayed closing due to the Dec. 20, 2023, cyber incident are expected to lead to weaker fourth quarter financials at the title firm
      Toronto Zoo says staff personal info stolen in ransomware cyberattack
      Ransomware negotiation: When cybersecurity meets crisis management
      ⁠Sextortion: A Growing Threat Targeting Minors⁠.
      UK NPSA: Counter-State Threats⁠.  
      ⁠UK NPSA: SCaN for Line Managers⁠.
      Quick Hits
      New USGS map shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur in US.
      US Secret Service: Live Virtual Presentations on Targeted Violence Prevention.
      CISA - Active Shooter Preparedness Webinar, Region 9 - 7 FEB 2024
      CISA and FBI Release Known IOCs Associated with Androxgh0st Malware
      CISA: Cybersecurity Guidance: Chinese-Manufactured UAS
      Election 2024
      Authorities map out potential threats ahead of New Hampshire primary
      OpenAI bans bot impersonating US presidential candidate Dean Phillips
      AI is destabilizing ‘the concept of truth itself’ in 2024 election
      Former Jan. 6 Select Committee deleted more than 100 encrypted files from its probe in the days before Republicans took over the House majority
      24 min
    • The Gate 15 Interview EP 42: Foster on building high-performing cybersecurity teams, complex threats, bringing the noise and musical obsessions
      In this episode of The Gate 15 Interview, Andy Jabbour welcomes Eric Foster, Chief Operating Officer at Stairwell. Prior startups include Cyderes.com (co-founder under Gary Fish, sold to Apax Partners / merged with Robert Herjavec’s Herjavec Group), RiskIQ.com (sold to Microsoft), MMAjunkie.com (founder, sold to USA Today) and eScout.com (incubation team, sold to PerfectCommerce). Active advisory roles include: Onspring.com, Stairwell.com. Past advisory roles: PhoneFactor (sold to Microsoft). Eric is a recognized domain expert in Information Security, Regulatory Compliance, and CusEricer Success.
      In the discussion we address:
      Eric’s origin story
      His experience as a founder and entrepreneur, and the importance of mentorship
      Building high-performance teams and developing corporate culture
      Eric’s work from founding CYDERES to his current work with Stairwell
      The complex intersection of geopolitical threats and increased conflict in a world that is rapidly accelerating in positive directions in technology
      We play Three Questions and talk careers in an alternate universe, flying through space with Elon, Eric’s musical obsessions, and more – including Radiohead and Sleep Token!
      A few references mentioned in or relevant to our discussion include:
      CYDERES
      Stairwell
      Learn more about the Stairwell Culture
      Google Blog: A new approach to China, January 12, 2010 (in late 2009, Google was the victim of a major cybersecurity attack, code named Operation Aurora)
      50 min
    • Nerd Out EP 44. The Middle East, threats to Houses of Worship, and 2024 Outlook
      In the latest episode of Nerd Out, Dave is joined by Alec Davison and Ed Heyman for the first episode of 2024. They opened the discussion recapping some of the events over the past several weeks to include the Prague and Iowa school shootings, cyber threats, natural disasters and health conditions before getting into the ever-expanding conflict in the Middle East and what it may mean for security teams. The group also looks at the impacts these events have had on faith-based organizations and then look ahead to events that could shape 2024.
      Ed Heyman is a security professional with over 30 years of experience in the intelligence and security community and he is the co-chair of the Faith-Based Information Sharing and Analytical Organization (FB-ISAO) Organizational Resilience Group.
      Alec Davison is a threat and risk analyst with Gate 15 where he works with various industries on threat awareness and security preparedness matters.
      Some of the links mentioned in this episode include:
      https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/10/american-intel-officials-hezbollah-u-s-attac[…]4?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=8745640_
      https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/19/hamas-terrorism-threat-global-europe-germany-arrests/
      https://www.jpost.com/international/islamic-terrorism/article-782053
      https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2023/PSA231212
      https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2024/PSA240112
      https://www.voanews.com/a/us-faith-based-groups-face-increased-threat-this-holiday-season/7387281.html
      https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/threats-jews-muslims-arabs-continue-social-media-dhs/story?id=106291629
      https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-signal-in-the-noise-the-2023-threats-and-those-on-the-horizon
      1 hr 1 min

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