Weekly Security Sprint EP 103. Severe Weather, Scams, Insider Risks
Weekly Security Sprint EP 103. Severe Weather, Scams, Insider Risks  
Podcast: The Gate 15 Podcast Channel
Published On: Tue Mar 18 2025
Description: In the latest episode of the Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:Opening:White House instructs agencies to avoid firing cybersecurity staff, email saysCISA Probationary ReinstatementsDOGE Staffer Broke Treasury Rules Transmitting Personal DataChina, Russia, Iran, and North Korea Intelligence SharingMain Topics:Severe Weather:40 dead as storms head east; fire risk remains in parts of U.S.‘I’ve seen nothing like this since I was a kid’: At least 39 people have died across 7 states after powerful storm systemSevere weather disaster: 40 dead after destructive tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms, sweep across US;Europe’s Winter Storms Will Get Worse as Emissions Rise, Study SaysReady.govScams & Fraud: New FTC Data Show a Big Jump in Reported Losses to Fraud to $12.5 Billion in 2024Top scams of 2024FBI Warns of Fraudulent Federal Warrants in WyomingTake9Quick Hits:Insider Threats:Texas man faces prison for activating ‘kill switch’ on former employer’s networkLawsuit Alleges $12 Billion "Unicorn" Deel Cultivated Spy, Orchestrated Long-Running Trade-Secret Theft & Corporate Espionage Against CompetitorFlexport accuses former employees of stealing its source code to create a rival startupRethinking Insider Risk in an AI-Driven WorkplaceCISA and Partners Release Cybersecurity Advisory on Medusa RansomwareCISA: Medusa ransomware hit over 300 critical infrastructure orgsIraqi PM says Islamic State leader for Iraq and Syria killedLawmakers seek DHS records in probe of US response to Chinese cyber campaignsEurope's telecoms sector under increased threat from cyber spies, warns DenmarkRisky Bulletin: GitHub supply chain attack prints everyone's secrets in build logsGitHub Actions Supply Chain Compromise: tj-actions/changed-files ActionCAIR’s Civil Rights Report Shows Islamophobia Complaints at All-Time High, Viewpoint Discrimination Key FactorTrump administration weighs travel ban on dozens of countries, memo saysCanadian Centre for Cyber Security - Mass Exploitation of Critical PHP-CGI Vulnerability (CVE-2024-4577).Ransomware gang creates tool to automate VPN brute-force attacks