Weekly Security Sprint EP 7. Crowd management, Hostile Events arrests, ransomware, cyber news and more.

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy talked about the following topics. Event and Venue Safety and Security:  Athletic Business: Crowd Crush Ensues Outside Purdue’s Mackey Arena as Students Wait for Ticket Giveaway, 08 Feb  IAVM’s Academy for Venue Safety and Security  Extremism:  DoJ: Maryland Woman and Florida Man Face Federal Charges for Conspiring to Destroy Energy Facilities, 06 Feb  HS Today: Pair Charged with Conspiring to Attack Maryland Power Facilities with Mylar Balloons, Rifle in Extremist Plot, 06 Feb  Heavy: Sarah Clendaniel & Brandon Russell: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, 07 Feb  Gate 15: The Gate 15 Interview: Brian Harrell on Energy & Infrastructure Security, plus baseball, boating & burgers!, 26 Dec 2022  Ransomware:  BlackFog: Retail Sector Ransomware Attacks Grow in 2022, 07 Feb  CISA: Alert (AA23-040A) - #StopRansomware: Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Fund DPRK Malicious Cyber Activities, 09, 10 Feb  CISA: Alert (AA23-039A) - ESXiArgs Ransomware Virtual Machine Recovery Guidance, 08 Feb  VMWare: ESXiArgs: Questions & Answers Recorded Future® by Insikt Group® In Before The Lock: ESXi, 13 Feb: https://www.recordedfuture.com/in-before-the-lock-esxi  Top Risks in Cybersecurity 2023:  Bipartisan Policy Center: Top Risks in Cybersecurity 2023, 12 Feb  Washington Post Cybersecurity 202: The top cyber risks to watch out for in 2023, 13 Feb  Others:  BBC: Ukraine war - Russia planning 24 February offensive, Ukrainian defence minister says, 02 Feb  Darth Putin on Twitter: @DarthPutinKGB Risky Biz News: Russia wants to absolve patriotic hackers from any criminal liability, 12 Feb  Group-IB: Know Thy Enemy: unraveling the “Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2022/2023” report, 10 Feb  WSJ: Insurers Say Cyberattack That Hit Merck Was Warlike Act, Not Covered, 08 Feb  BlackCloak Identifies Surge in Doxxing and Swatting Threats on Corporate Executives, 08 Feb  Graphika: Deepfake It Till You Make It, 07 Feb  Dave & Andy talking U2's top 5 albums: Nerd Out Security Panel Discussion: EP 12. High Stress and U….2., 20 Apr 2021