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In the latest episode of the Risk Roundtable, Dave, Jen, and Andy wrap up their third year together and talk through recent events and talk about ways to fight off those seeking to ruin the holiday spirit. Dave and Andy kicked things off talking about the incident at the North Carolina power substation and what it could mean given recent events (Walmart shooting, Colorado Springs) and how to look at it from a preparedness standpoint. Jen dropped down the chimney and spread holiday cheer with a double shot of cybersecurity tips talking about holiday scams (in only the way Jen can do), and passwords (don't be like Dave). Then Dave then took the group back through some of the 2022 predictions to see if they were right, needed more time, or were off base before Andy put a bow on the podcast with a holiday themed question.

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In this episode of The Gate 15 Interview, Andy Jabbour visits with James A. DeMeo and Herb Ubbens on their work with Crowdguard, facility security and security best practices and more. 

James A. DeMeo, M.S. is a best-selling author, professional speaker, and event security expert. Mr. DeMeo brings vast experience to the public/private, non-profit, sports/entertainment, corporate, higher education & vendor management/contract analyst ecosystems. Mr. DeMeo serves as Vice President for Crowdguard US, a crowd safety solutions provider & CEO of Unified Sports and Entertainment Security Consulting, LLC., (USESC) based in Raleigh, NC. He was recognized by Security Magazine as The Most Influential People in Security 2017. Mr. DeMeo is also the author of the best-selling book, What’s Your Plan? A Step-By-Step Guide To Keep Your Family Safe During Emergency Situations. Mr. DeMeo holds professional memberships with both ASIS International and National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security-NCS4. He serves as a remote learning Adjunct Instructor with the following Universities: Tulane University’s School of Professional Advancement-SOPA, Jacksonville State University, Dept. of Kinesiology, Mercer University-Stetson School of Business where he teaches both graduate/undergraduate students about Event Security, Facilities and Risk Assessment. Mr. DeMeo is currently enrolled in an Online Higher Education Graduate Certificate Program at Appalachian State University-Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies. 

Herb Ubbens. Guiding organizations to increase their resiliency and emergency preparedness, reduce risk and provide safety and value to their clients and assets. Board Certified in Security Management (CPP) and Physical Security (PSP). SAFETY Act DHS Assessor in BPATS (Best Practices for Anti-Terrorism Security). OSHA general industry and construction trainer, safety expert and Project Manager. 

In the discussion we address: 

A few references mentioned in or relevant to our discussion include: 

It's never a good thing when Jen takes time and leaves Andy and Dave to their own devices. With Jen away, Andy tried to cover down for her and gave a shout out to all the cyber work being down by great security practitioners. Then the boys dug into hostile events and some of the challenges that individuals and organizations can face, even when they do the right thing. At the same time, there are also inherent responsibilities that we all have in identifying behaviors or contributing to a threat actor's pathway to violence by inaction (Michigan school shooting). Dave and Andy then talked about the upcoming election and all the work that is going to make safe and secure elections. However, there are also some potential risks that could occur in the aftermath. Finally, Dave and Andy have some fun talking about their top 5 (or 50) movies that they just can't turn off when they happen to see them on.

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In the latest episode of Nerd Out, Dave went without the panel and talked about two topics - Election preparedness and the impacts of a recent attack, specifically analyzing the manfesto from the threat actor in the recent Bratislava attack. Tackling the upcoming U.S. midterm elections, Dave talks through some of the key considerations for individuals and organizations and about the various risks not just leading up to the election, but after as well. Then Dave transitioned to talking about the recent attack against a LGBTQ business in Bratislava and the information that was gleamed from the manifesto. Particularly interesting was the inspiration that was gained from the Buffalo attacker in May. Referencing work by Nerd Out alumni Bridget Johnson, Dave talked through the importance of this analysis and then how it could be used by another threat actor in the future. Dave then wrapped up the pod (technical difficulties aside) with some mailbag questions related to weather preparedness and gaining leadership buy-in.

Referenced in the pod: https://www.hstoday.us/featured/slovak-who-attacked-gay-bar-credits-buffalo-shooter-with-giving-him-final-nudge/

TCE talks Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022 and Seeing Yourself in Cyber with Chris Foulon of the Breaking into Cybersecurity podcast.

Resources and Mentions (it’s a long list, but we love to share resources and other’s great work)

Not mentioned in this podcast, but a couple of relevant (CS)²AI podcasts hosted by @Derek_Harp that I came across after – I hope they don’t mind the mentions!

On the latest episode of the Risk Roundtable, Andy leads Dave and Jen through a discussion of the various awareness campaigns and how these efforts do a great job of providing resources and materials for all organizations, big and small. Focusing first on Cybersecurity Awareness Month that is ongoing in the month of October, Jen talked through the messaging, the themes (See Yourself in Cyber) and the importance of each of us doing our part. Later in the podcast, Dave shared his thoughts on National Insider Threat Awareness Month that concluded in September and the theme of Critical Thinking for Digital Space and how everyone can do their part. The team also talked about security preparedness for the upcoming holidays. Andy capitalized on the discussion to talk about security awareness and mindfulness to appreciate, regardless of who you are and what your beliefs are. To cap off the episode, Andy took the roundtable through his three questions to include the always spicy debates on pumpkin pie and pumpkin flavored drinks.

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