In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy talked about the following topics.

FB-ISAO Threat Assessment Statement: Threat Levels Remain at Elevated – July 2024

FB-ISAO Updates! FB-ISAO Newsletter, v6, Issue 7

The FB-ISAO FireArms in the House Series: What Did We Learn?

WaterISAC Surpasses 600 Members, Strengthening Water and Wastewater Security Nationwide

Critical infrastructure organizations want CISA to dial back cyber reporting

Real Estate Coalition Raises Concerns Over Cyber Reporting Requirements

Briefing 23: Space Sector at Risk as Ransomware Groups and Nation State Actors Collaborate

Guarding Health: Errol Weiss on Protecting the Healthcare Sector from Cyber Threats

 Assassination Attempt

FBI, DHS warn of possible retaliation for attack on Trump

FBI Update on the FBI Investigation of the Attempted Assassination of Former President Donald Trump

Secretary Mayorkas Delivers Remarks at White House Press Briefing

Statement From U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle

DHS secretary says direct line of sight 'should not occur' in wake of Trump assassination attempt

What We Know—and Don’t Know—So Far About the Trump Rally Gunman

Rooftop where gunman shot at Trump was identified as a security vulnerability before rally: sources

Secret Service investigating how gunman was able to get so close to Trump

Local Cop Confronted Trump Gunman Before Shooting—but Backed Away

New information emerges on Trump shooting suspect

Misinfo:

Misinformation spreads swiftly in hours after Trump rally shooting

Social Media Platforms Deluged by Unsubstantiated Claims About Trump Rally

Conspiracy theories about the Trump rally shooting flourish online

Trump Assassination Attempt Sparks Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories and Violent, “Revenge” Rhetoric

Far-Right Extremists Call for Violence and War After Trump Shooting

Donald Trump talks unity after shooting attempt

 

Copa America final kick-off delayed after fans struggle to enter stadium in Miami

Copa America final delayed after hordes of fans climb vents, walls to ‘forcibly enter’ Hard Rock Stadium in chaotic scene

Copa América final start delayed after fans rush gates

Copa America security disaster ‘not a good look’ for US ahead of World Cup: Alexi Lalas

Venue Security, The IAVM Podcast Series: Throwing down the gauntlet with Brendan Farley as we discuss the art and science of crowd management.

The Gate 15 Interview: Dr. G. Keith Still on crowd security, drinking whisky, smashing ashtrays in Saudi Arabia, the Land of Ice and Fire, and what not to ask a Scotsman. 24 Jul 2023.

Nerd Out Security Panel Discussion: EP 19. Talking Crowd Control and the Holidays – in 2 Parts! Nov 2021.

Quick Hits

A Globally Integrated Islamic State

Tenuous Taliban control gives life to al-Qaida, Islamic State

Goldman Sachs: AI Is Overhyped, Wildly Expensive, and Unreliable.

Justice Department Leads Efforts Among Federal, International, and Private Sector Partners to Disrupt Covert Russian Government-Operated Social Media Bot Farm

TikTok Content Farms Use AI Voiceovers to Mass-Produce Political Misinformation

CSU's 2024 Atlantic seasonal hurricane forecast was released on 4 April and updated on 9 July

Colorado Reports Three Presumptive Positive H5 Cases in Poultry Workers

Bird flu spread to cows takes 'dangerous' step towards infecting humans through respiration, scientists warn

AT&T Discloses Breach of Customer Data

US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine

New Jersey Man Charged with Soliciting Destruction of Energy Facilities

Victims of cyber extortion and ransomware increase in 2024

Orange Cyberdefense: Cy-Xplorer 2024 - When bits turn to blackmail - all about ransomware and cyber extortion

Black man dies, crying for help, after hotel guards pin him down, video shows

CISA Releases Insider Threat Reporting Templates