Weekly Security Sprint EP 174. Texas travel, weather, Russian interference, and more.

<p>On this week&#39;s Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:</p><p><strong>Opening:</strong></p><p>• CISA Hosts Cyber Storm X, Nationwide Cybersecurity Exercise to Strengthen Resilience — CISA — 18 Sep 2026. </p><p>• New ASD Guidance: Network Segmentation &amp; Segregation</p><p>• UK NCSC: Don’t Assume Your Cyber Defenses Work. Test Them.</p><p>• 27th Annual TribalNet Conference &amp; Tradeshow </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Main Topics:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Severe Weather’s Cascading Effects: </strong>Brutal heat, storms threaten football tailgates this weekend; This weekend&#39;s football tailgates face two threats: Extreme heat in the Southeast and rounds of rain and storms.</p><p>• NWS: Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains in the Appalachians. Multiple rounds of moderate to locally heavy rain will impact portions of the Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic, which may lead to flash flooding concerns. </p><p>• Rare September nor’easter could bring rain, wind and waves to East Coast </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Russia! Russia Fabricates Celebrity Attacks on Democrats as Midterms Approach</strong> — NewsGuard Reality Check — 18 Sep 2026. NewsGuard reports that a Russian influence campaign targeting the 2026 U.S. midterm elections is using manipulated celebrity content and fabricated news reports to attack Democratic candidates and amplify divisive social issues. </p><p>• &#39;The rules have changed&#39;: has Russia begun to order assassinations on US soil? </p><p>• Russia Escalates its External Operations Against the United States — The Soufan Center — 18 Sep 2026. </p><p>• Russian hybrid attacks against Europe intensifying, says Macron </p><p>• European Parliament adopts new report on foreign information manipulation and interference Russia Boosts the German Far Right — Again </p><p>• Russia? Suspected sabotage causes major Netherlands rail disruption </p><p>• Russia? Train derailment in France injures 44, police suspect sabotage </p><p><br></p><p><strong>North Korean &quot;WaterPlum,&quot; commonly referred to as “Contagious Interview,” cyber actor group targeting IT professionals </strong>— Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre — 18 Sep 2026. A multinational advisory warns that North Korean WaterPlum actors are targeting software developers and other IT professionals through fraudulent recruitment, technical interviews, and coding assignments designed to deliver malware and steal credentials, sensitive informatio