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2026
October
- Four Corners flooding prompts evacuations, rescues and emergency declarations
- Severe storms and flash-flood risk forecast across eastern Australia
- Flood rescues and evacuations reported across New Mexico and Colorado
- Portland Bull Run filtration plant now expected to operate in 2029
- At least five dead as flooding disrupts eastern Spain and Ibiza
- FEMA denies individual disaster aid for Texans hit by July floods
- Texas Senate poll puts cost pressures at center as candidates target energy bills
- Deadly CFB Wainwright fire triggers large-scale medical and emergency response in Alberta
- BBC report details synthetic-drug mixtures complicating overdose risks in Chicago and Ohio
- Four killed in Bend elementary school shooting; bystander fatally shoots teenage suspect
- France tests military flight operations at Pau and Dinard civilian airports
- Taiwan Coast Guard receives first V-BAT aircraft for ship-based maritime patrols
- Hitachi Energy SOI Flaw Enables Remote Code Execution in Affected Versions
- CISA Warns Malcolm Users About Vulnerabilities Affecting Web, File and Data Interfaces
- CISA Warns Armatura One Flaws Could Expose Physical Access Systems
- CISA Warns Viidure Dashcam App Exposes Cloud Data and Credentials
- CISA Warns of Multiple High-Impact Vulnerabilities in Malcolm Network Analysis Platform
- CISA Warns Armatura One Flaws Could Expose Access-Control Systems
September
- How Critical Infrastructure Operators Can Limit Third-Party ICS Cyber Risk
- CISA Warns Baicells Nova 430H Flaw Can Disrupt Cellular Signaling
- How Third-Party ICS Access Can Expose Critical Infrastructure to Cyber Risk
- CISA Warns of Critical Hitachi Energy FACTS Control Vulnerabilities
- CISA Warns Bransys ELD Flaws Could Expose Fleet Telemetry
- Hitachi Energy FACTS Platform Vulnerabilities Put GWS Deployments at Risk
- mySCADA flaw exposes privileged controls and SMS gateway to network attackers
- CISA Warns of Critical Flaws Across Digital Watchdog VMAX Recorders
- Tycon Systems Releases Firmware Fix for TPDIN-Monitor-WEB3 Vulnerabilities
- CISA Warns of Three Tycon Monitor Vulnerabilities Affecting Firmware 2.2.9 and Earlier
- CISA republishes advisory on critical IXON VPN client vulnerability
- CISA warns of critical IXON VPN flaw enabling elevated remote code execution
- CISA Warns of SYSTEM-Level Privilege Escalation in Rockwell FactoryTalk Manager
- CISA Warns of High-Severity SYSTEM Privilege Escalation in FactoryTalk Activation Manager
August
- CISA Warns PayRange API Flaw Exposes Device Details and Enables Remote Changes
- CISA Warns Xiiaozet LK100W Flaws Could Enable Complete Device Takeover
- CISA Warns PayRange API Flaw Could Expose and Disrupt Connected Devices
- CISA Warns of Credential Exposure Vulnerability in Johnson Controls Incident Manager
- CISA Warns Bluetooth Flaw Could Override Safety Limits on FL-100 Devices
- CISA Warns Bluetooth Attack Could Override Flow FL-100 Safety Limits
- CISA Warns Bluetooth Flaw Could Override Safety Limits on FL-100 Brain Stimulators
- CISA Warns Bluetooth Flaw Could Override Safety Limits in FL-100 Brain Stimulators
- CISA Warns Bluetooth Flaw Could Override Safety Limits on Flow FL-100
- CISA Warns Bluetooth Flaw Could Override Safety Limits on FL-100 Devices
- CISA Adds N-able N-central Authentication Bypass to Exploited Vulnerability Catalog
January
- Vehicle Rammings and Tren de Aragua: How Transnational Gangs Turn Border Pressure into Asymmetric Threats
- From Poland to Ukraine: Hard Lessons on Hybrid Attacks and What the U.S. Must Fix Now
- WEF Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 - AI Acceleration and Supply Chain Breaches Herald a New Era of Hybrid Threats to the Homeland
- Treasury Designates Muslim Brotherhood Branches as Terrorists: Assessing the Asymmetric Threat to U.S. Interests
- ICE Arrests of High-Risk Criminal Aliens: Exposing Ongoing Border Security Gaps and Non-State Actor Exploitation
- CISA’s January KEV Updates: Gogs, OneView and How Low-Cost Exploits Empower Non-State Hackers Against U.S. Critical Infrastructure
- Homeland Resilience: Informed Discourse Wins
- Border January Update: Encounters Roughly 50% Lower Than January 2021 — What That Really Means
- 2026 Forecast: How Drones and Cyber Converge into the Next Wave of Asymmetric Threats
2025
December
- Privacy at the Turning Point: What the End-of-Year Debate Means for Security and Risk
- Nationwide Encounters: Historic Decline and What It Means for Homeland Security
- Year-End Review: Threats Mitigated?
- Chinese Espionage Firms: Coalition Response
- Record Low Border Crossings in November 2025: Good News for Metrics, Not for Strategy
- Cyber December Peaks: Why Holiday Ransomware Is the Threat You Can Prepare For
November
- FY2025 Enforcement Stats Deep Dive: What the Numbers Really Tell Us
- Thanksgiving Alerts: Airports Heightened for Peak Travel, System Stress Likely
- Scenario: Iran Proxies Use Drones Against U.S. Assets — A Clear and Present Risk
- DHS Threat Hearing: 24 Years Post-9/11 — Oversight, Reality, and What Comes Next
- Domestic Extremism 2025 Snapshot
- Cyber Threat Trends: Credential Abuse — The Identity Battlefront
- NDAA and UAS: Hardening Military Bases After FY2025
- Border Nov Lows: Record Confirmed
October
- Coupang Breach: Global Retail Risks
- Pre-Election Stability: Militia Watch
- Guest: Veterans on Asymmetric Resilience
- Rising Threats to Infra: Fiber-Optic Weapons
- Border Oct Update: Sharp Rise Warnings?
- Halloween Averted Plots: The Rising Role of Youth Radicalization and What Stopped the Worst
- Cloud of War: How AI Is Turning US Cloud and Infrastructure into a Battlefront
- Cyber Year Review Pt1: Breaches & Measures
September
- Q3 Threats: Escalating State Actors
- Cyber Almanac 2025: Key Facts
- Border FY2025: Where the Numbers Show Real Enforcement Gains
- Scenario: Nationwide Coordinated Hits on Electrical Substations — A Tactical Playbook and Response Plan
- Allianz Life Breach: Third-Party Social Engineering Cuts Deep — Insurance Sector Wake-Up Call
- Patriot Day 2025: Unbreakable Spirit Amid Risks
- Election Cycle Threats: Midterms Loom — A Tactical Brief
- CISA 2024 Year in Review: China as the Persistent Threat — What the Report Gets Right and What Comes Next
- 9/11: The 24th Anniversary Adaptive Threats Review
August
- Critical Infra: Dangerous Blind Spots
- Labor Day Forecast: Expect Congestion, Local Hotspots, and Weather Watch
- Ingram Micro Attack: Supply Chain Again
- Border August Lows: Record Territory?
- Sanctioned Chinese Firms Reveal A Lean, Deniable Espionage Ecosystem
- Anniversary Assessment: How Hamas Has Evolved Its Tactics and What Defenders Must Do
- Back-to-School Stabbings: What the Knife Trends Tell Schools and Security Planners
- Drone Production Surge, U.S. Countermeasures Lag: A Practical Assessment
July
- Marks & Spencer Breach: Retail as Vector
- Summer Threat Snapshot: Heat + Cyber
- Resource Forecast: Where the 2026 Dollars Will Land — and What That Means for Homeland Risk
- The Crawford ‘Death-Ray’ Conviction and Its Warning for 2025 Threat Planning
- Cyber Insurance Gaps in Critical Infrastructure: Coverage, Exclusions, and the Risk of Systemic Failure
- Trump EO on Drones: What Contractors Need to Do Now
- Border Q2 Review: Unprecedented Steps Pay Off
- Industry Views: Drone Warfare and the Homeland Impact
- Chinese Malware in Latin America: Hemispheric Risk and a Short List of Actions
- July 4 Threats: Fireworks IEDs Redux
June
- Falcon Peak C‑UAS Tests: A Readiness Reality Check
- Privacy in AI Threat Detection: Where the Ethical Lines Should Be Drawn
- Scenario Assessment: Hezbollah Drones Against US Aircraft Carriers
- CISA International Plan: Global Partnerships Need Purpose, Pace, and Teeth
- Border Numbers and Reality Check: What the 93% Drop Means — and What It Does Not
- NTAS Bulletin June: Heightened Environment — A Clear and Present Risk
- Iran Conflict Cyber: Low-Level Attacks Rise
- Unleashing US Drone Dominance: A Hard-Edged Review and Policy Roadmap
May
- Ransomware Trends: Akira’s Rise and LockBit’s Turbulence
- Memorial Day Crowds: Practical Vehicle Mitigation for High-Risk Gatherings
- Guest: A Drone Expert on Why Policy Keeps Losing the Race
- NDAA Counter‑UAS Provisions Analyzed: Where Policy Bought Time and Left Gaps
- Agentic Weapons: How Autonomous AI Agents Are Becoming Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure
- Border Weekly Update: Sustained Lows
- Clarification Required: Which \"Kirk\" Are You Referring To?
- Chinese SharePoint Breaches: Status Report and What Defenders Must Do
- Labor Day Security: Assessing the Post‑Ramadan Threat Landscape
April
- May Encounters Drop: Policy Efficacy Test
- Texas ICE Ambush Narrative: Separating Hype from Real Threats
- Election Post-Mortem: Interference Lessons
- Critical Infrastructure Cyber: State Actors Surge
- If the FCC Is Forced to Add UAS to the Covered List: Strategic Implications and Immediate Steps
- Scenario: Drone Swarm on Airports — A Practical Breakdown and Response Playbook
- Privacy Reforms Debate: Where Post-Trump Surveillance Stands and What Comes Next
- Chinese Front Companies Recruiting Feds: A Clear Counterintelligence Threat
- April Fools Threats: Social Engineering Peaks
March
- Oklahoma City and Fertilizer Bombs Today: What Has Changed and What Has Not
- Border Enforcement Stats at the Start of FY2025: A Tactical Readout
- IoT Evolves: 5G in Attack Chains
- Annual Threat Assessment 2025: IC Worldwide View — Hard Truths and Practical Priorities
- Cyber Year in Review: Health Sector Hits
- NJ Drones Resolved? Lingering Questions
- Resource Reallocation: Where the Money and Missions Will Move After the 2024 Election
- State-Sponsored Attacks 2025: Iran Focus
February
- Guest Perspective: A Former FBI Agent on the ‘Halloween Michigan Plot’ and What to Watch For
- Critical Infra Blind Spots: Investor Risks
- Border February Lows: Historic Context
- Chinese Telecom Allies Breach: Five Eyes Issues a Hard Warning
- Foiled Birmingham Hit Shows How Low-Tech Mistakes and International Cooperation Stop Assassins
- DHS 2025 Threat Assessment Breakdown: Where the Risk Really Lies and What To Do About It
- Boko Haram Chad Assault: Africa Threat Export
- West Bank Violence Forces Tough Questions About U.S. Support for an Ally
January
- Scenario: Autonomous AI Agents Targeting the Power Grid — A Practical Threat Playbook
- Bybit, Bitcoin and the Budget for Asymmetric War: How DPRK Crypto Theft Funds Conflict
- No Public Record of an NC NYE Foiled Plot as of Jan. 23, 2025 — But the Threat Model That Would Produce One Is Real
- Privacy vs. Security in the Trump Era: A Straight Assessment
- Chinese Cyber Surge and the Financial Sector: Time to Stop Calling It ‘Espionage Only’
- Vegas Cybertruck Bomb: Why Everyday Tech Is Becoming An Attack Vector
- New Orleans Aftermath: ISIS Inspiration Persists
- Border Plunge: A Hard Look at How Trump’s Policies Will Reshape the Border
- 2025 Homeland Threat Forecast: Terrorism Part I
2024
December
- NYE Security: Lessons from Global Rammings
- China's Job-Scam Playbook: How Recruiters Use Fake Offers to Target U.S. Federal Employees
- Year-End Threat Snapshot: A DHS-Focused Preview for 2025
- ICE Ambush Plots: The Rising Risk From Anti-ICE Activity and Domestic Violent Extremists
- Holiday Cyber Threats: Ransomware Season — A No-Nonsense Readiness Checklist
- Latin America Malware Hunt: Chinese Forward Presence
- Border Record Lows? Policy Wins or Seasonal Dip
- New Orleans ISIS Ramming: One Year On — Not Yet
- Vehicle IEDs and Electric Pickups: Why Cybertruck Raises a New Question for Homeland Security
November
- Chinese SharePoint Exploits on Government Agencies: Risk, Precedent, and What to Do Now
- Thanksgiving Threats: Airports and Travel Hubs
- Queens Brothers Arms Cache: What the Astoria Raid Reveals About Ghost Guns, IEDs, and Critical Infrastructure Risk
- Iranian Cyber Surge: Conflict Escalation and What Defenders Must Do Now
- Resource Debate: FY2025 NDAA and Where U.S. Counter-UAS Funding Needs to Go
- Pipe Bomb Plots: Foiled but Patterns Emerge
- NJ Drone Mystery: Could Officials Enforce a National Security Blackout?
- Border Drops Under New Policies: Sustainable?
October
- Cyber Year Review: China Dominates Threats
- Halloween Plots: Michigan ISIS Foil Retrospective
- Tests, Limits, and Gaps: How the U.S. Military Is Stress-Testing Drone Defenses amid Repeated Incursions
- Privacy Reforms vs. Post‑Election Surveillance: A Hardened, Practical Framework
- Scenario: Coordinated Blackouts via Substation Attacks — A Practical Threat Assessment
- Critical Infra Warnings: AI Cyberweapons Require Immediate, Practical Fixes
- Drone Policy Lags While Production Surges: A Dangerous Gap
- Post-Election Stability: Assessing the Risk of Militia Mobilization
- Salt Typhoon Update: Ongoing Telecom Espionage — What We Know and What To Do
- If a Treasury Vendor Is Breached and Beijing Sees Sanctions Plans, the Damage Is Strategic — Fix It Now
September
- Anthrax Then and Now: What Amerithrax Taught Us and Where Bio Threats Still Bite
- No Public Evidence of an \"OCC Email Spy\" Campaign as of Sept. 24, 2024 — What a True Campaign Would Look Like
- Guest Perspective: Border Patrol on Gotaways
- Election Threats Peak: Foreign Bots and the Riot Risk
- When the Cloud Fails: How China-Linked Hackers Broke into State and Commerce Email — And What to Do About It
- Prepare Now: How New Orleans Should Approach an NYD Vehicle-Ramming Anniversary and High-Risk Holiday Crowds
- IC3 2023: What the Numbers Say and What Defenders Must Do
- Labor Day Threats: Malls and Stadiums — A Tactical Brief
August
- Scenario: Hybrid Cyber-Physical Port Shutdown
- Shields Health Breach: How Stolen Medical Records Can Be Weaponized
- T-Mobile Breach: When a Carrier Becomes the Attack Surface
- Privacy vs Security: Hard Choices When Deploying AI for Threat Detection
- MGM Data Theft: Casino Infrastructure Risks and What Must Change
- Anniversary Oct 7: Persistent Global Lessons
- When Predator Aimed at Capitol Hill: What the Vietnamese Targeting of U.S. Lawmakers Means for National Security
- Border Q3 Forecast: Election Year Variables
- Chinese Reconnaissance of U.S. Military Procurement: Methods, Evidence, and Defenses
July
- Critical Infra Lessons from the Dollar Tree Vendor Hack: What Retailers and Infrastructure Owners Must Fix Now
- Drone Incursions: Early Analysis and Immediate Priorities for New Jersey
- Gaza Spillover: Synagogues in the Crosshairs — What U.S. Security Must Do Now
- Lafayette Square U‑Haul Echoes: Low‑Cost Means, High‑Value Targets
- Iranian Malware on U.S. Infrastructure: What Has Happened and What Comes Next
- DHS Homeland Threat Assessment: A Useful Baseline, Not an Operational Roadmap
- Resource Allocation: CISA Budget for 2025 Threats
- Independence Day Threats: When Fireworks Become Explosives
- Chinese Hack on Trump Campaign Phones: A Strategic Assessment
June
- Allenby Bridge Shooting: Checkpoint Vulnerabilities and What Must Change
- Privacy Debate: The Risk of Post‑Election Data Harvesting by Adversaries
- Scenario: ISIS Drone Swarms on US Power Grids — A Cold, Practical Runthrough
- Ascension Ransomware: A Hard Precedent for Hospital Disruptions
- Border Declines? Why Mexico’s Enforcement and U.S. Claims Deserve a Hard Look
- Snowflake Breach: Supply-Chain Attacks Evolving — What Went Wrong and What To Do Now
- After the Beirut Shooting: What the US Embassy Attack Reveals About Overseas Post Risks
- Election Mid-Year Threat Update: Deepfake Videos Rising
May
- Cyber‑Physical Risk: The Consequences If a Chinese Chip Turned Up in a U.S. General’s Badge
- Tel Aviv Ramming: Vehicle Weapons in Urban Areas
- Neot HaKikar Border Shootout: Assessing Spillover Risk from Jordan
- Beersheba McDonald's Shooting: Fast Food as Soft Target
- NY Brothers' Bomb Plot Foiled: What the Astoria Cache Reveals About Low-Cost, High-Risk Threats
- Jaffa Light Rail Attack: Where Public Transit Security Still Fails
- Boston Marathon and the Pressure Cooker Problem: A Tactical Retrospective
- If Wiretap Stores Were Stolen: Why Telecom Intercepts Are a Strategic Single Point of Failure
- Munich Embassy Shooting: Pro-Israel Rally Vulnerabilities and Practical Countermeasures
April
- May Border Forecast: Policy Changes and Risks
- Resource Shift: From Wars Abroad to Drone Defenses at Home
- Mannheim Rally Attack Analysis: Knife Threats in Crowds — A Tactical Briefing
- Critical Infra: Why a CrowdStrike Outage Would Be a Red Flag — And What Defenders Must Do
- North Korean Crypto Heists Funding Missiles: Where U.S. Sanctions Still Miss the Mark
- Belgrade Crossbow Attack: A Scenario and Embassy Security Lessons
- Privacy Risks and the Myth of a CBP One 'Breach': What Officials, Migrants, and Security Pros Need to Know
- Trump Campaign Hacks: Why Iranian Actors Are a Credible Election Threat — And What Campaigns Must Do Now
- Change Healthcare Ransomware: How a Single Vendor Became a National Single Point of Failure
March
- Scenario Planning: Hezbollah-Style Tunnels at the U.S.–Mexico Border
- Russian Hacks on Ukraine Aid Partners: How the US Is Exposed
- Guest View: The Surveillance State Is Growing — Time for Hard Choices
- IoT in Elections: Can Smart Devices Be Used to Hack Voting Machines?
- Boeing Data Leak: What the Incident Reveals About Aviation Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
- Rally Security Best Practices for Mannheim and Comparable German Cities
- Border Gotaways 2024 Forecast: Escalating Dangers
- Chinese South China Sea Cyber Ops: Pacific Homeland Links
February
- Domestic Plots: U-Haul Crashes and Persistent Capitol Threats
- Gaza War Year One: Tactical Evolutions and U.S. Preparedness
- Johnson Controls Ransomware: What the 2023 Breach Tells Facility Operators About Building Management System Risk
- Australian Stabbings and ISIS Inspiration: A Low‑Cost Threat to Western Allies
- Resource Allocation: Prioritizing Cyber vs Physical Borders
- Drone Regulations Gaps: Where Commercial UAS Still Leave Security Wide Open
- From Small Boats to Swarms: Lessons from USS Cole for Red Sea Drone Warfare
- Critical Infrastructure: MOVEit Breach Lessons for Utilities
- Privacy vs Security in 2024: The FISA Renewal Fight and What Comes Next
January
- North Korean Phishing Campaigns Are Hunting Korea Experts — What To Do About It
- Scenario: Coordinated Multi‑City Vehicle Rammings Inspired by Global Jihadist Messaging
- Vietnamese Espionage on Federal Agencies: The Overlooked Supply Chain Vector
- Border Encounters Peak: Watchlist Hits and the Terror Pipeline Risk
- Election Year Threats: Foreign Interference via Deepfakes
- Iranian Ransomware on U.S. Infrastructure: State-Sponsored Disruption and What Comes Next
- Chinese Hackers Steal COVID Relief Funds: Economic Warfare Tactics
- If Tower 22 Were Struck: How a Drone Attack Would Expose the Fault Lines in U.S. Forward Basing
- New Year’s Resolutions for Security: Hard Lessons from 2023
2023
December
- 2023 Year in Review: Top Asymmetric Threats to the Homeland
- Holiday Threat Assessment: Soft Targets and Lone Wolves
- Title 42 End Aftermath: Border Policy Failures Analyzed
- Domestic Violent Extremism After Oct. 7: Protests, Hate, and the Real Risk of Escalation
- Scenario: Coordinated IoT Disruptions During Black Friday Sales
- Gotaways Data Deep Dive: National Security Blind Spots
- Gaza War Cyber Front: Hezbollah Drones and US Navy Vulnerabilities
- Cyber Espionage Surge: Russian Hits on DOE Agencies Demand Immediate Hardened Defenses
November
- Chinese Email Hacks on Congress: How a Cloud Breach Turns External Adversaries into Insider Threats
- December Border Surge Forecast: Preparedness Gaps Exposed
- Privacy Tradeoffs: Facial Recognition at Ports of Entry
- Critical Infra Risks: North Korean Phishing on Defense Firms
- From Munich to Main Stage: What the 1972 Olympic Massacre Teaches Us About Modern Festival Attacks
- Arras School Killing and Lone Actor Radicalization: What the U.S. Needs to Learn
- Resource Debate: Why Counter-Drone Technology Deserves More of the Border Security Dollar
- IoT Weaponization: Smart Devices in Hybrid Attack Scenarios
- Alexandria Bus Shooting and Tourist Risk in Egypt: What the US Warnings Mean
October
- Domestic Extremism Rise: How Far-Right Actors Are Copying the Jihadist Playbook
- Scenario Planning: What a Hamas-Style Paraglider Assault Would Look Like Against U.S. Bases
- Border Watchlist Encounters Spike — Small Numbers, Big Risk: What the Data Means for Security
- Cyber Threats Amplified: Iranian Hackers and the Risk to U.S. Infrastructure After Oct. 7
- Nova Festival Atrocity: Hard Lessons on Crowd Security U.S. Event Planners Cannot Ignore
- U.S. Response to the Israel Attack: How to Back an Ally Without Bleeding Our Stocks Dry
- Oct. 7 Breakdown: How Rocket Swarms and Low-Tech Infiltration Overran the Border
- Pre-Oct 7 Warnings: How Historical Blindspots and Emerging Tech Demand Adaptive U.S. Defenses
September
- After the Tombouctou Strike: JNIM’s Push and the Operational Risk to US Africa Command
- Election Interference 2024: How Foreign Actors Will Exploit Social Media — And What to Do About It
- Cyber-Physical Fusion: Why Ransomware Hits on Water Utilities Are a Public Safety Problem
- Low-Cost Explosives: Lessons from Balochistan and the U.S. Homemade Threat
- West Bank Violence Spillover: What Recent Escalations Mean for Israel’s Security
- Resource Allocation Critique: DHS Budget Shortchanges Asymmetric Threats
- Historical Parallel: 9/11 Planning and Modern Non-State Actor Logistics
- Chinese Cyber Espionage on US Agencies: Precursors to a Telecommunications-Scale Campaign
August
- Privacy vs Security: Debating Surveillance in Migrant Screening
- IoT Vulnerabilities in Critical Infrastructure: A Plausible Scenario for Coordinated Blackouts
- Hamas Tactics Post-Oct 7 Preview: Low-Tech Infiltration Lessons for U.S. Defenses
- Jacksonville and the Soft Target Problem: Hard Lessons for Domestic Threats
- Border Surge Analysis: July 2023 Encounters and Gotaway Risks
- Emerging Drone Threats: How Commercial UAS Could Target US Borders