Weekly Security Sprint EP 136. A full menu of insiders, a new AWS report, and a lot of quick hits
Podcast:The Gate 15 Podcast Channel Published On: Tue Nov 25 2025 Description: On this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy get ready for hte holidays with a full menu of topics that include:Warm Open:· Happy23rd birthday to DHS!· WaterISAC’s Quarterly Water SectorIncident Summary, April to June 2025 – Executive Summary· GridEx VIII – Surge in ParticipationReflects Importance of Exercising Emergency Preparedness· Cloudflare outage on November 18, 2025 Main Topics: Insider Threats: Former contractor admits to hackingemployer in retaliation for termination· CrowdStrike catches insider feeding information to hackers· Rising cost of trust as insider behavior becomes a weak link in critical infrastructure cyber defense Blended Threats, you say? AWS: New Amazon Threat Intelligence findings: Nation-state actors bridging cyber and kinetic warfare & Amazon details Iranian “cyber-enabled kinetic targeting” operations Quick Hits:· House AI terrorism bill spotlights extremist use of generative AI for propaganda and training · Obscura Ransomware: A Case Study in Ransomware Data Loss· Overconfidence is the new zero-day as teams stumble through cyber simulations· The SANS 2025 State of ICS Security Report: Progress, Pressure, and the Path to Resilience· CISA Releases New Guides to Safeguard Critical Infrastructure from Unmanned Aircraft SystemsThreats· Bulletproof Defense: Mitigating Risks From Bulletproof Hosting Providers· United States, Australia, and United Kingdom Sanction Russian Cybercrime Infrastructure Supporting Ransomware