Weekly Security Sprint EP 79. European events; the importance of information sharing; and are we resilient

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:

Warm Start:

CISA: Shaping the legacy of partnership between government and private sector globally: JCDC

Main Topics:

International Security Incidents:

• Solingen: Main suspect behind deadly attack in custody
• Three dead after stabbing attack at festival in western Germany
• German police arrest boy accused of knowing about knife attack in advance
• French police arrest synagogue blast suspect
• Explosions Outside a France Synagogue Were a Terrorist Attack, Prosecutors Say
• Suspect Caught On CCTV In French Synagogue Attack Held Palestinian Flag: Source Close To Probe
• US ‘kinetic strike’ takes out senior leader of terrorist group aligned with al Qaeda in Syria
• Iran says 14 Daesh suspects arrested planning attacks
• Four Islamic State Terrorists ‘Liquidated’ By Russian Snipers After Taking Prison Guards Hostage: REPORT
• NATO airbase in Germany raises security level due to 'potential threat.'
• Hamas said to decide to target Israelis abroad in bid to avenge Haniyeh killing

Forgotten radios and missed warnings: New details emerge about communication failures before Trump rally shooting. The day before the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, a tactical team of local police officers set aside radios for their Secret Service partners so the two agencies could communicate during the former president’s July 13 campaign rally. But those radios were never picked up.

Invest in Resilience! Cyber Resilience Overestimation Leads to Business Continuity Issues, Ransom Payments

• Corvus: Q2 Cyber Threat Report: Ransomware Season Arrives Early
• Kroll: Q2 2024 Threat Landscape Report: Threat Actors Do Their Homework, Ransomware and Cloud Risks Accelerate
• Rapid7: Selling Ransomware Breaches: 4 Trends Spotted on the RAMP Forum
• Malwarebytes / ThreatDown: Why you need to know about ransomware
• NCC Group Monthly Threat Pulse – Review of July 2024
• WithSecure: Ransomware Landscape H1/2024

Quick Hits:

From cybercrime to terrorism, FBI director says America faces many elevated threats 'all at once'

ASD’s ACSC, CISA, FBI, and NSA, with the support of International Partners Release Best Practices for Event Logging and Threat Detection

Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Detonating an Explosive Device Outside of the Alabama Attorney General’s Office

VFC: Bomb Threats at Jewish Institutions

Bomb threats reported at more than 100 Canadian Jewish institutions

Oregon Man Charged in Swatting and Bomb Threats Scheme That Targeted Jewish Hospitals in New York City and Long Island

Arizona man in custody amid investigation into alleged threats to kill former President Donald Trump

Iran Tries To 'Storm' U.S. Election With Russian-Style Disinformation Campaign

Meta: Taking Action Against Malicious Accounts in Iran

How Russian Trolls Are Trying to Go Viral on X

Trump attorney was targeted by hackers, sources say

‘Several opportunities’ to prevent Maine mass shooting were missed, commission finds

International report confirms record-high global temperatures, greenhouse gases in 2023