In the latest Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:
Warm Open:
• Errol Weiss on LinkedIn: Cyber Threats Know No Borders
• Perspective: Cybersecurity Priorities for the New Administration, by Scott Algeier, Executive Director, IT-ISAC.
Main Topics:
Los Angeles Fires:
FEMA: Ready.gov
Attorney General James Reminds New Yorkers to be Cautious in Charitable Giving for Los Angeles Wildfire Relief
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Declares Public Health Emergency for California to Aid Health Care Response to Wildfires
Vegas and New Orleans Follow Ups
Las Vegas Cybertruck suspect used ChatGPT to plan blast, police say
Las Vegas police release ChatGPT logs from the suspect in the Cybertruck explosion
ChatGPT advised infamous neo-Nazi on how to attack U.S. electrical grid
FBI IC3 Alert Number: I-011325-PSA: Threat of Copycat Attacks after ISIS-Inspired Vehicle Attack in New Orleans
FBI warns of potential ‘copycat or retaliatory’ New Orleans attacks
How New Orleans failed to protect Bourbon Street from attack, block by block
Ransomware:
Comparitech - Ransomware roundup: 2024 end-of-year report
Ransomware attacks on education declined in 2024, report shows
Emsisoft: The State of Ransomware in the U.S.: Report and Statistics 2024
Health:
CDC - First H5 Bird Flu Death Reported in United States. CDC has carefully studied the available information about the person who died in Louisiana and continues to assess that the risk to the general public remains low.
CDC’s Priorities for Response Readiness
Director Wray
60 Minutes: FBI Director Wray on threats America faces, decision to step down as Trump returns to the White House
Outgoing FBI director calls China and its cyber program the 'defining threat of our generation'
FBI director explains why he’s resigning, defends feds’ raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Inauguration Workplace Considerations
Quick Hits:
• 2024 was the world’s warmest year on record
• White House Launches “U.S. Cyber Trust Mark”, Providing American Consumers an Easy Label to See if Connected Devices are Cybersecure
• CISA Releases the Cybersecurity Performance Goals Adoption Report
• FACT SHEET: Ensuring U.S. Security and Economic Strength in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
• Prime Minister sets out blueprint to turbocharge AI
• UK throws its hat into the AI fire