Weekly Security Sprint EP 65. Protest Influence / Interference, Ransomware, AI, lessons learned

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy talked about the following topics: Main Topics ⁠A Russian Influence Campaign Is Exploiting College Campus Protests⁠ ⁠FBI PSA: Foreign Terrorist Organizations and their Supporters Likely Heighten Threat Environment during 2024 Pride Month⁠, May 10, 2024 ⁠GW: Majority Of University Protesters Arrested Weren’t Even Students, Police Say⁠ ⁠The network behind campus antisemitism⁠ ⁠Secret Hamas Files Show How It Spied on Everyday Palestinians⁠ ⁠Guidance for organisations considering payment in ransomware incidents⁠ ⁠U.S. Charges Russian National with Developing and Operating Lockbit Ransomware⁠ ⁠Increase of Lockbit ransomware attacks⁠ ⁠Ascension: Network Interruption Update⁠ ⁠Fitsec: Welcome to Fitsec's Akira Help⁠   First Responders Toolbox: ⁠Violent Extremists’ Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence⁠. = o   ⁠Statement from NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on the U.S.-PRC Talks on AI Risk and Safety⁠ o   ⁠US, China meet in Geneva to discuss AI risks⁠   ⁠Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 13 May 2024⁠ o   ⁠Abbeville: Parishioners stop teen armed with rifle from entering church during Mass⁠ o   ⁠Bomb Squad at Clearlake Baptist Church-Packaged Marked “Bomb” with Swastikas Brought Inside⁠   Quick Hits   Mass Gatherings Tool (CISA). https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/mass-gathering-security-planning-tool CISA updates: ⁠CISA and Partners Release Guidance for Civil Society Organizations on Mitigating Cyber Threats with Limited Resources⁠ ⁠Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Releases Version 2 of the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan⁠ ⁠Thompson, Swalwell Release Statement on the Biden Administration Releasing the First Cybersecurity Posture of the United States Report⁠ ⁠CISA wants ‘high-quality feedback’ for another month on CIRCIA rule⁠   Secure by Design: CISA Unveils New Public Service Announcement – We Can Secure Our World. Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is pleased to launch ⁠We Can Secure Our World⁠. ⁠CISA Announces Secure by Design Commitments from Leading Technology Providers⁠ ⁠ASD’s ACSC, CISA, and Partners Release Secure by Design Guidance on Choosing Secure and Verifiable Technologies⁠ ⁠CERT-NZ: Joint Guidance: Choosing Secure and Verifiable Technologies⁠ ⁠CISA Unveils New Public Service Announcement – We Can Secure Our World⁠ ⁠CISA boss: Secure code is the 'only way to make ransomware a shocking anomaly'⁠   Elections: o   ⁠Open Hearing: An Update on Foreign Threats to the 2024 Elections⁠ o   ⁠Exclusive: Homeland Security ramping up 'with intensity' to respond to election threats⁠ o   ⁠In Arizona, election workers trained with deepfakes to prepare for 2024⁠ o   ⁠Top FBI Official Urges Agents to Use Warrantless Wiretaps on US Soil⁠ o   ⁠MI: AG Nessel Charges Attorney Stefanie Lambert and Former Adams Township Clerk Scott for 2020 Election Voter Data Breach⁠.  o   ⁠The Answer to Election Deniers Is in an Idaho County Website⁠   RSAC 2024: ⁠Technology and the Transformation of U.S. Foreign Policy⁠ ⁠RSAC 2024: US Secretary of State Blinken advocates solidarity, not sovereignty, for cyber⁠ ⁠Volt Typhoon operation came up 'directly' in US-China talks, ambassador says⁠ ⁠Warner: Lawmakers 'in process' of finding Section 702 fix⁠ ⁠Cyber world heads to San Francisco⁠ ⁠RSAC 2024: AI adds new dimension to virus detection⁠ ⁠RSAC 2024: How to use AI without getting in trouble⁠ ⁠Readout of Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s Trip to California and Participation in the 2024 RSA Cybersecurity Conference⁠ ⁠DHS, CISA Announce Membership Changes to the Cyber Safety Review Board⁠ ⁠Canadian Centre for Cyber Security⁠ ⁠Common employee IT security challenges (ITSAP.00.005)⁠ ⁠Zscaler takes "test environment" offline after rumors of a breach⁠ ·       ⁠Brown Pushes Biden Administration to Ban All Connected Vehicles From China And Vehicles Using Chinese Smart Technology⁠ ·       ⁠UK NPSA: Hostile Activity Mitigations⁠. Updated 10 May.