The Gate 15 Podcast Channel

In this special episode of The Gate 15 Interview , Andy Jabbour speaks with experts from the Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) community on the ongoing war with Iran, implications for critical infrastructure and how the community is responding, and related conversation. Leaders and experts include: Denise Anderson , President and CEO, Health-ISAC and Chairwoman of the National Council...

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics: Open: • Ransomware Reinvented: AI-Powered and Autonomous Attacks — Gate 15 — 26 Feb 2026 o Across party lines and industry, the verdict is the same: CISA is in trouble “We’re asking states to do a job they’re not resourced to do, while weakening the one federal agency designed to help them,” said Errol Weiss, chief sec...

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics: Opening: • Tribal-ISAC and WaterISAC events! • Check out our newest webpage and our new blog post, kicking off this new Gate 15 blog series! • AI Threat Landscape: Fact vs. Fiction As We Start 2026 • AI Threats Resilience, a new Gate 15 service page outlines a suite of AI threat informed workshops and tabletop exercise...

In the latest episode of Nerd Out, Dave and Alec talked about the weekend violence in Mexico after the death of a drug lord, and looked at the ramifications. Then they looked at Iran, the other potential hot spot and the similarities. They discussed travel considerations and being aware of potential cyber and physical risk. This led to a further discussion of extremist activity, the growth of Al Q...

On this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics: Opening: • TribalHub 6th Annual Cybersecurity Summit, 17–20 Feb 2026, Jacksonville, Florida • IT-ISAC, Food & Ag ISAC Ransomware Reports! • Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) Rulemaking; Town Hall Meetings • What to Know About the Homeland Security Shutdown New York Times 15 Feb 2026 Main...

In this episode of The Gate 15 Interview , Andy Jabbour speaks with four Gate 15 analysts as Sadie-Anne Jones, Chase Snow, Mackenzie Gryder and Preston Wright share about their experiences, their work at Gate 15 and across critical infrastructure and faith-based organizations and more, including a rapid-fire round of Three Questions! Sadie-Anne on LinkedIn . Chase on LinkedIn . Mackenzie on Linked...

In this week's episode of the Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics: Open: • TribalHub 6th Annual Cybersecurity Summit, 17–20 Feb 2026, Jacksonville, Florida • Congress reauthorizes private-public cybersecurity framework & Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 Reauthorized Through September 2026 • AMWA testifies at Senate EPW Committee hearing on cybersecurity...

In this week's episode of the Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics: Opening: Check out the new SUN format and Subscribe to GRIP! Gate 15’s Resilience and Intelligence Portal Big News! The Tribal-ISAC Appoints First Executive Director to Advance Cybersecurity for Tribal Governments and Enterprises – Tribal-ISAC | 27 Jan 2026: Keys & Locks – The Overlooked Security Ris...

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy talked about the following topics: Opening: • WaterISAC to host H2OEx regional exercise to strengthen sector preparedness & WaterISAC merch! • The Gate 15 Interview EP 66: Chris Camacho: Cyber Risk, Building Communities, Nirvana, and Peruvian Chicken • Nerd Out EP 66. Terrorism trends and hacktivism in the current geopolitical environment, plus...

In the latest Episode of Nerd Out, Dave and Alec talked about the following topics: Trends in Terrorism: What’s on the Horizon in 2026? https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2026-january-8/ Critical Infrastructure Attacks Became Routine for Hacktivists in 2025 ⁠ https://cyble.com/blog/hacktivists-critical-infrastructure-attacks-2025/⁠ Severe Winter Weather Forecast to Impact Large Portions of the...

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics: Opening: • Cyber Insights 2026: Information Sharing (SecurityWeek, 16 Jan 2026) • ICYMI: Homeland Republicans underscore importance of strong public-private sector partnerships to deter cyber threats — House Homeland Security Committee (Majority) | Jan 17, 2026 Main Topics: Pro-Russia hacktivist activity continues to t...

In this episode of The Gate 15 Interview, Andy Jabbour speaks with Chris Camacho. Chris is Abstract Security’s Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this role, Chris is responsible for the go-to-market strategy, company vision, growth, collaboration, and client engagement. He is a leader, innovator and community builder. Before co-founding Abstract Security, Chris served as both Chief S...

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics: Warm Open: • TribalHub Cybersecurity Summit! 17-20 Feb, Jacksonville, Florida • Crypto ISAC & Crypto Crime Reaches Record High in 2025 as Nation-State Sanctions Evasion Moves On-Chain at Scale (and so many breach and incident reports) • MFA follow up and the alleged Instagram breach: Instagram user data leak: scrap...

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics: Warm Open: • Trump suggests US used cyberattacks to turn off lights in Venezuela during strikes • Protests in US cities over Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela • Trump Ramps Up Incendiary Threats After Venezuela Strike • White House: RUBIO: This Is Our Hemisphere — and President Trump Will Not Allow Our Securit...

On the latest episode of Nerd Out, Dave and Alec dig into the Bondi Beach attack and what lessons can be learned before looking at the NYE attack that was disrupted. Then the looked at some of the security predictions made earlier in the year to see if they hit the mark. They wrapped up with a prediction of their own for 2026. Then they turned to the other nerd news and talked about some of the la...

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics: Warm Open: • Cyware! • New! The Gate 15 Interview EP 65: Yearend ISAC Extravaganza! • 2025 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses • CISA Unveils Enhanced Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals Main Topics: Bondi Beach Hanukkah Attack: • NYT Live Updates: Sydney Gunmen Were Motivated by ISIS, Australia’s Le...

In this episode of The Gate 15 Interview, Andy Jabbour speaks with leaders from the Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) community on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, the government shutdown, the role and future of ISACs and what to look forward to in 2026. Experts include: Errol Weiss, CSO, Health-ISAC Adam Gruszcynski, IT Director at Potawatomi Casino Hotel & Tribal-ISAC...

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics: Warm Open: • TribalHub Magazine, Winter 2025: A Publication For Technology Minded Professionals In Tribal Government Tribal Health, Tribal-Gaming And Non-Gaming Tribal Enterprises. Includes Tribal-ISAC happenings! • React2Shell: Risky Bulletin: APTs go after the React2Shell vulnerability within hours & Critical Sec...

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics: Warm Open: • WaterISAC – EPA: National Security Information Sharing Bulletin – Q4 2025 & Access the PDF • Canadian Centre for Cyber Security: The cyber threat to Canada’s water systems: Assessment and mitigation • Canadian Centre for Cyber Security: Don't take the bait: Recognize and avoid phishing attacks - IT...

On this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy get ready for hte holidays with a full menu of topics that include: Warm Open: ·      Happy23rd birthday to DHS! ·       WaterISAC’s Quarterly Water SectorIncident Summary, April to June 2025 – Executive Summary ·       GridEx VIII – Surge in ParticipationReflects Importance of Exercising Emergency Preparedness ·       Cloudflare outage on November...

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics: Warm Open: • Happy Birthday to CISA! The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency turned seven on Sunday. • Government funding bill temporarily revives cybersecurity information-sharing law • The Gate 15 Interview EP 64: Cody Barrow, CEO, EclecticlQ. “Nothing in cyber happens without a reason.” • Faith-Based (U...

In this episode of  The Gate 15 Interview , Andy Jabbour speaks with  Cody Barrrow, CEO, EclecticlQ . Cody is a cybersecurity industry leader with over 20 years of public and private sector experience in the US and EU, holding leadership positions within the Pentagon, National Security Agency/US Cyber Command, Fortune 25, and commercial vendors as well as a number of other positions with the US Go...

In the latest episode of Nerd Out, Dave and Alec are joined by Joe Levy who talks about his role and the day to day of managing a venue. Then the group talks about outdoor venue security and other preparedness activities incorporating drone threat and building lasting partnerships. The gang then talked about winter weather preparedness before wrapping up their security talk with a look back to the...

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics: Warm Open: Critical infrastructure sectors on the most concerning threats – and needed solutions. “With critical infrastructure constantly under myriad threats, sector-focused information sharing and analysis centers and organizations collect, analyze and disseminate actionable cyber and physical threat information to...

On the latest episode of Nerd Out, Dave and Alec welcome back Hunter Headapohl to deep dive into Cybersecurity Awareness Month and cyber threats. CSAM Key points and why this is important for organizations as well as tips to follow. Cyber threats they are keeping an eye out for. Top of mind concerns and tips. References from the discussion include: After the security nerd discussions, the trio tur...