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  • The Cybersecurity Evangelist_Ep14_Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021

    The Cybersecurity Evangelist "evangelizes" Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021.

    Cybersecurity Awareness Month is co-led by the National Cyber Security Alliance and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. For more information about ways to keep you and your family safe online visit https://staysafeonline.org/cybersecurity-awareness-month/ and cisa.gov/ncsam.

    Other resources mentioned during this episode:

    • https://www.cisa.gov/cyber-essentials
    • https://www.ic3.gov/
    • https://www.sans.org/tip-of-the-day?msc=main-nav
    • https://cybercrimesupport.org/
    • https://fightcybercrime.org/
    • https://gate15.global/cybersecurity-awareness-month-2021-tips-from-the-pros/
      • 38 min
    • The Risk Roundtable: EP 23. CAM, Disgruntled Employees, and Scott Bakula
      The latest episode of the Risk Roundtable gets the group going in all sorts of directions ranging from an opening related to COVID fatigue, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and disgruntled employees. After deliberating whether they need a new roulette round music selection (Dave volunteered to sing it), the group sang the praises of new CISA chief Jen Easterly and the way she has been out front on all of the latest security issues, as well as sharing some of our favorite security twitter feeds, as well as hitting on the importance of Patching (catch out Jen's latest Cybersecurity Evangelist Pod for more details). The group wrapped up with Andy's three questions to address Super Bowl projections, Halloween, and what show we would want to reboot - hello Quantum Leap!
      Some of the reports and postings referenced in the podcast include:
      CISA and Krebs: https://gate15.global/cybersecurity-infrastructure-security-time-to-make-this-happen/
      Cybersecurity Awareness Month - Tips from the Pros: https://gate15.global/cybersecurity-awareness-month-2021-tips-from-the-pros/
      Jen Easterly Twitter: https://twitter.com/CISAJen
      Suzanne Spaulding Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpauldingSez
      Chris Krebs Twitter: https://twitter.com/C_C_Krebs
      Jennifer Lyn Walker, Director of Cyber Defense Posts: @Gate_15_Analyst & @WaterISAC, LinkedIn: https://t.co/XGIB3hLkam
      Disgruntled Employees: https://www.waterisac.org/portal/insider-threat-%E2%80%93-former-employee-indicted-unauthorized-computer-access-intent-harm-kansas
      HEAC White Paper: https://gate15.global/white-paper-the-hostile-event-attack-cycle-heac-2021-update/
      51 min
    • Nerd Out Security Panel Discussion: EP 17. Lessons of the past to prepare the future
      In the latest edition of Nerd Out, Dave is joined by nerdette Bridget Johnson, and nerd Joe Levy to take stock of what did and did not happen at the recent Justice for January 6th event in Washington D.C. and the preparedness lessons learned. Equally important is how could venues use those lessons to plan for the future. The team also looked at some of the root causes for the low attendance and why there may be a larger cause for concern. The merry band of nerds and nerdettes went through some fall-inspired quick hits all the while giving due credit to CISA for their bevy of resources to include the latest series: De-Escalation Series for Critical Infrastructure Owners and Operators (www.cisa.gov/publication/de-escalation-series).
      Dave Pounder is a Senior Risk Analyst for Gate. Twitter: @dpounder; email: [email protected]
      Joe Levy is the chairman of the International Associate of Venue Managers (IAVM) Venue Safety and Security Committee. In addition, Joe is the Chief Operating Officer at the Usdan Center for the Creative & Performing Arts. IAVM website https://www.iavm.org/ Venue Safety and Security committee contact information: [email protected]; LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelevy1/
      Bridget Johnson is the Managing Editor for Homeland Security Today. In addition her contributions on Homeland Security Today (hstoday.us), they are also running a series of webinars (Webinar signups, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/le-only-anti-government-extremists-who-they-are-how-to-combat-them-tickets-144507635227?aff=ebdsoporgprofile). Twitter: @BridgetCJ
      49 min
    • The Gate 15 Interview EP 15. Mark Arena, Intel 471, Cyber Intelligence Expert and CEO, Intel 471
      In this episode of The Gate 15 Interview, Andy Jabbour talks with Mark Arena, CEO, Intel 471. In the discussion we address: Mark’s background Intel 471 Cyber threats Future threats And more! “It all goes down to password reuse… enforce two-factor authentication on everything…” – Mark Arena
      Mark on Twitter: @markarenaau. 
      Mark on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-arena-36a86516/
      Intel471 on Twitter: @Intel471Inc. 
      Intel471 on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/intel-471/
      A few references mentioned in or relevant to our discussion include: 
      Intel 471: https://intel471.com 
      Intel 471’s Cyber Underground General Intelligence Requirements Handbook. https://intel471.com/resources/cu-girh-download-request
      Upcoming Intel 471 video podcast! Intel 471 CTI experts will examine recent developments in the cyber underground through the lens of the media & telecommunications sector. Check it out: 28 Sep 2021, 11am (see registration link for time zone options). Register here: https://hubs.la/H0WW0Gn0. 
      Top FBI official says there is 'no indication' Russia has taken action against hackers, The Hill, 14 Sep 2021. (https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/572184-top-fbi-official-says-there-is-no-indication-russia-has-taken-action) “Based on what we’ve seen, I would say there is no indication that the Russian government has taken action to crack down on ransomware actors that are operating in the permissive environment that they have created there… We’ve asked for help and cooperation with those who we know are in Russia who we have indictments against, and we’ve seen no action, so I would say that nothing’s changed in that regard,” - FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate, via The Hill 
      Russia is fully capable of shutting down cybercrime, CSO Online, 14 Sep 2021. (https://www.csoonline.com/article/3632943/russia-is-fully-capable-of-shutting-down-cybercrime.html)
      Australian Cyber Security Centre Essential Eight. (https://www.cyber.gov.au/acsc/view-all-content/essential-eight) “While no set of mitigation strategies are guaranteed to protect against all cyber threats, organisations are recommended to implement eight essential mitigation strategies from the ACSC’s Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents as a baseline. This baseline, known as the Essential Eight, makes it much harder for adversaries to compromise systems.” 
      Thoma Bravo Makes Strategic Investment in Intel 471 Announcement, 08 Sep 2021. (https://intel471.com/company/press-releases/thoma-bravo-makes-strategic-investment-in-intel-471)
      48 min
    • The Risk Roundtable: EP 22. Acronym Soup
      Security awareness months kick into high gear and the Risk Roundtable crew gives their thoughts on the various ones (NPM, NITAM, NCAM, XYZPDQ...) and the heart of each one - Preparedness and Awareness! The group then talks about some of the ongoing protest activities and look ahead to some upcoming events including the "Justice for J6" event. Continuing the preparedness theme, and switching to the Roulette Round the roundtable turned to everyone's favorite security researcher - Troy Hunt and him living his best life while making everyone aware of their risks as well as a lively debate on passwords. Toss in some comments about weather preparedness and whatever Andy wanted to go off on and the group wrapped up with some fun (even questionable) questions. Still not sure why everyone shutters at green holidays.
      Some of the references from the discussion:
      National Preparedness Month | Ready.gov: https://www.ready.gov/september 
      National Insider Threat Awareness Month: https://www.odni.gov/index.php/ncsc-features/2834 
      Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies Anne Neuberger, September 2, 2021: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/09/02/press-briefing[…]-and-emerging-technologies-anne-neuberger-september-2-2021/ 
      The White House Memo to Industry on Ransomware: Take Action (Now): https://gate15.global/the-white-house-memo-to-industry-on-ransomware-take-action-now/ 
      Stuff Off Search | CISA: https://www.cisa.gov/publication/stuff-off-search
      www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Assets_Showing_Primer_508c.pdf 
      Troy Hunt Montage: 
      https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/from-open-guest-wi-fi-to-pwning-a-lift/
      https://abbreviations.yourdictionary.com/reference/abbreviations/what-is-an-initialism.html https://www.troyhunt.com
      https://haveibeenpwned.com 
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_y8B-tmDM0 TroyHunt from BlackHat Asia Lessons from 11 Billion Breached Records (edited)
      https://twitter.com/rhowe212/status/1433308481214369797 
      https://youtu.be/N_y8B-tmDM0 
      https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/ncsc-lifts-lid-on-three-random-words-password-logic 
      James DeMeo - What's Your Plan? https://jamesademeo.com
      55 min
    • The Gate 15 Interview EP 14. Amanda Mason, Vice President, Intelligence, Related Companies, discusses security, info sharing, terrorism, extremism, 9/11, and more.
      In this episode of The Gate 15 Interview, Andy Jabbour talks with Amanda Mason, Vice President, Intelligence, Related Companies. “Our passion for urban life could not be any stronger. We are committed to moving our communities forward and enriching people’s lives.” - Stephen M. Ross, Chairman & Founder. Amanda on LinkedIn. In the discussion we address: 
      Amanda’s background 
      Amanda’s current responsibilities at Related Companies 
      COVID and safe and secure operations and reopening 
      The recent National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin, Afghanistan and associated concerns 
      Terrorism, extremism, and the upcoming 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks 
      And more! 
      Please enjoy this episode of The Gate 15 Interview podcast on Anchor, Spotify, Apple, Google, as well as other locations accessible via the Anchor link or almost anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts. “We can’t necessarily predict, but we can prepare.” A few references mentioned in or relevant to our discussion include: 
      Learn more about Related! https://www.related.com 
      New York Post, Real estate giant Related Cos. to require all employees to get vaccinated (02 Aug 2021) 
      National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin (13 Aug 2021) 
      DHS CISA: MIS, DIS, Malinformation 
      DHS CISA: Countering Disinformation In Social Media video 
      DHS FEMA: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program 
      DHS FEMA: ICS Resource Center 
      “We have to do our tabletop exercises… we have to think of the worst case scenario.” “I can’t believe that I get to protect a landmark asset in NYC.” 
      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. 
      Read more about Gate 15’s full podcast menu at our Podcast page. You can subscribe and enjoy all the Gate 15 Podcasts on Anchor, Apple, Spotify, Google, as well as other locations accessible from the Anchor 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 Risk Roundtable, is a recurring monthly discussion among our team and occasional guests as we explore the all-hazards threats and risks impacting the United States and internationally. 
      The Cybersecurity Evangelist, with Jennifer Lyn Walker, is a cybersecurity-focused discussion with Jen and invited guests.
      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. We hope you’ll subscribe, listen and share your ideas and other feedback! Reach out to us on Twitter, LinkedIn or via email at: podcast@ga
      47 min
    • Nerd Out Security Panel Discussion: EP 16. Terrorism, NTAS, Misinformation, COVID, and the end credits!

      After a a busy couple of weeks, the merry band of Nerdies gathered to discuss the latest news on the terrorism and extremist front and how misinformation has shaped so much of these advanced. The group started with Bridget’s reporting of a new Al Qaeda message, which was followed with press reports extremist chatter and then the he National Terrorism Alert System Bulletin. These all gave the group an opportunity to talk to the risks to various locations, especially venues and the Commercial Facilities Sector. Next, the group transitioned to mis-information and how integral it was to both terrorist groups as well as domestic violent extremism. COVID dominated the last part of the discussion with Bridget sharing her personal story and loss before the group went through a rapid fire set of questions! But just like our favorite band of super-heroes, stay for the end credits and you might here about killer mosquitos.

      Dave Pounder is a Senior Risk Analyst for Gate. Twitter: @dpounder; email: [email protected] 

      Joe Levy is the chairman of the International Associate of Venue Managers (IAVM) Venue Safety and Security Committee. In addition, Joe is the Chief Operating Officer at the Usdan Center for the Creative & Performing Arts. IAVM website https://www.iavm.org/ Venue Safety and Security committee contact information: [email protected]; LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelevy1/    

       Bridget Johnson is the Managing Editor for Homeland Security Today. In addition her contributions on Homeland Security Today (hstoday.us), they are also running a series of webinars (Webinar signups, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/le-only-anti-government-extremists-who-they-are-how-to-combat-them-tickets-144507635227?aff=ebdsoporgprofile). Twitter: @BridgetCJ

      53 min
    • The Risk Roundtable: EP 22. Who's the Nerd Now?

      The discussions were lively on the latest edition of the Risk Roundtable as Jen showed off her inner nerd! With Andy nursing an injury, Dave and Jen took off on topics ranging from the latest White House memos on improving critical infrastructure to the troubling trends on COVID and what it all means for businesses and organizations. In the roulette round (Dave is on a 2 pod winning streak with the theme music) the roundtable talked about some all-hazards and preparedness for the upcoming religious holidays before Jen "nerded out" on various reports on new CVEs and displayed a very nerdy t-shirt to boot! Andy got his strength back for his three questions where Dave revealed his disgust over some veggies and lack of love for a historic band!

      Some of the links mentioned in the podcast included:

      • National Security Memorandum on Improving Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/07/28/national-security-memorandum-on-improving-cybersecurity-for-critical-infrastructure-control-systems/
      • Background Press Call on Improving Cybersecurity of U.S. Critical Infrastructure: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2021/07/28/background-press-call-on-improving-cybersecurity-of-u-s-critical-infrastructure/
      • FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Announces Further Actions to Protect U.S. Critical Infrastructure: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/07/28/fact-sheet-biden-administration-announces-further-actions-to-protect-u-s-critical-infrastructure/
      • 2021 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses: https://cwe.mitre.org/top25/archive/2021/2021_cwe_top25.html
      • Joint Cybersecurity Advisory: Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/AA21-209A_Joint%20CSA_Top%20Routinely%20Exploited%20Vulnerabilities.pdf 
      • Bridget Johnson's COVID Article: https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/pandemic-biohazard/covid-19-a-plea-to-learn-from-those-who-have-suffered-and-lost/
        • 52 min
      • The Gate 15 Interview EP 13. Peter Ashwin - Risk and Security Expert, and Original International MoM
        In this episode of The Gate 15 Interview, Andy Jabbour talks with Peter Ashwin, the principal and founder of Event Risk Management Solutions (ERMS), a consulting practice committed to enabling event organizers to meet the challenges of today’s volatile and uncertain world. Peter is recognized as an innovative, industry leader for the design and implementation of event security and risk management solutions to support event organizing committees and their public and private security partners deliver safe and secure, world class event experiences within complex, multi-agency environments. He is a former Australian Army special forces officer who now calls Montreal, home. Peter on LinkedIn. In the discussion we address:
        Peter’s background
        The Olympics and major event security and risk management
        The current threat and risk landscape
        Event and venue security and best practices
        And more!
        49 min

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