Weekly Security Sprint EP 17. More hostile events, ransomware, hurricane predictions, and an end of COVID?

In the latest episode of the Weekly Security Sprint podcast, Dave and Andy talked about: Hostile Events Mass Killer Kills 8, Wounds 7 at Texas Mall & Gunman Kills 8, Injures 7 in Mass Shooting at Allen Outlets. 7 dead after driver intentionally runs over them in front of migrant shelter One dead, 4 taken to hospital after shooting in Midtown Atlanta, police say Suspected Atlanta hospital shooter Deion Patterson in custody after allegedly killing 1 and injuring 4 Deion Patterson ID’d as suspected Atlanta hospital shooter — what we know about him.  Ransomware CISA Jen Easterly: The Attack on Colonial Pipeline: What We’ve Learned & What We’ve Done Over the Past Two Years Victims’ reluctance to report ransomware stymies efforts to curb cyberattacks, say federal officials As ransomware data remain ‘fuzzy,’ US cyber leaders see reasons for optimism ZeroFox: CyberEdge 2023 Cyberthreat Defense Report. Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack's unexpected legacy Counter Ransomware Initiative focused on ‘expanding the tent,’ with Jordan, Costa Rica, Colombia joining Ransomware Attack On Dallas Disrupts 911, Court And Water Systems & Dallas cyberattack highlights ransomware’s risks to public safety, health Hacked university warns of campus text alerts sent by ransomware group U.S.: Cyber Chiefs Forge Partnerships With Physical Security Units As Combined Threats Grow.  Meet Akira — A new ransomware operation targeting the enterprise.  Hurricanes! ·       Dave links!   COVID. WHO says Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency. CDC: COVID caused 6% of deaths in 2022, down from 12% in 2021 Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity: Italian water supplier serving 500,000 people hit with ransomware attack USG Starting to Take Space Cybersecurity Seriously. Peters & Cornyn Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect Commercial Satellites From Cybersecurity Threats & article: U.S. Senators Reintroduce Legislation on Commercial Satellite Cybersecurity. Top US cyber official warns AI may be the ‘most powerful weapon of our time;’  ChatGPT and the new AI are wreaking havoc on cybersecurity in exciting and frightening ways DoD Co-funds Institute to Research the Neural, Biological, and Cognitive Foundations of Artificial Intelligenc Background Press Call on New Artificial Intelligence Announcements Readout of White House Meeting with CEOs on Advancing Responsible Artificial Intelligence Innovation   Statement from Vice President Harris After Meeting with CEOs on Advancing Responsible Artificial Intelligence Innovation Intelligence community working with private sector to understand impacts of generative AI; The United States’ intelligence community is looking to engage with the private sector to help them assess the technology, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told lawmakers Thursday. The NSA’s research chief on emerging tech — including ‘beyond belief’ leaps in AI TikTok – ‘We Respect Your Privacy, Except When We Don’t’ Risky Biz News: TikTok tracked FT journalist: TikTok has confirmed it tracked the movements of Financial Times reporter Cristina Criddle in order to discover if she was meeting with TikTok employees and identify her sources. TikTok Tracked Users Who Watched Gay Content, Prompting Employee Complaints MDM Threats as Newbots Proliferate Rise of the Newsbots: AI-Generated News Websites Proliferating Online Compromised DVR System TBK DVR Authentication Bypass Attack WaterISAC: Vulnerability Awareness – Spike in Attacks against CCTV Products with Critical Five-Year-Old Vulnerability Security Week: Exploitation of 5-Year-Old TBK DVR Vulnerability Spikes