In the latest episode of the Security Sprint, Dave and special co-host Alec Davison talked about the following topics:

Insider Risk Concerns

• What impact will the current political and economic environment have on stressors and grievances.
• At the end of last month, a former water utility employee pleaded guilty in federal court for tampering with the drinking water supply at his former workplace. 
• https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-stoughton-water-department-employee-pleads-guilty-tampering-drinking-water

Nation State’s Using Non-state actors for violence and to further geopolitical interests

• Hybrid warfare is a new normal – we’re experiencing a breakdown of the traditional perception of the binary notion of war and peace.
• US neo-Nazi group with Russia-based leader calls for targeted Ukraine attacks – https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/05/the-base-neo-nazi-russia-ukraine

• Iran recruited Swedish minors for attacks on Israeli targets https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2025/world/iran-israel-swedish-teenagers-shadow-war-intl-invs

Quick Hits

• Two men suspected of plotting an attack arrested in Paris in support of the Islamic State – https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2025/04/07/two-men-suspected-of-plotting-an-attack-arrested-in-paris_6739914_7.html
• Man who hates big pharmacies allegedly guns down Walgreens worker: Police

https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-hates-big-pharmacies-allegedly-guns-walgreens-worker/story?id=120408357

• Death toll rises from weekend storms in US – severe weather in US - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrzd0lge28o
• Ivanti Connect Secure appliances are susceptible to attacks exploiting a recently disclosed vulnerability, which Chinese threat actors are actively exploiting - https://www.securityweek.com/exploited-vulnerability-puts-5000-ivanti-vpn-appliances-at-risk/