In this special (and now maybe annual!) episode of The Gate 15 Interview, live from the floor of TribalNet 2025, Andy speaks with TribalHub’s Senior Marketing & Communications Manager, Michelle Bouschor, as they catch up and talk incident response, why non-IT leaders need to be part of the conversation, and what’s trending across the conference. Plus, Michelle throws out a fun popup question: what would Andy do if he weren’t working in tech? Listen on Spotiy, Apple or the TribalHub page at podbean!Relevant to their conversation: Tribal-ISAC Unveils Cybersecurity Report. The Tribal Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Tribal-ISAC) released its first-ever report, The Pulse – The State of Cybersecurity Within Tribal Nations, during the Annual TribalNet Conference and Tradeshow in early September. The report was produced by the Tribal-ISAC with assistance from TribalHub, and features cybersecurity insights, trends and more gathered from three key sources: Tribal-ISAC’s 2025 “Tribal Cybersecurity” Survey, TribalHub’s “How Prepared is Your Tribe for AI?” Survey, and Gate 15’s CHIEF and NATIVE Reports.

• More than two-thirds report zero or only one dedicated cybersecurity staff member, despite facing similar regulatory pressures as larger entities.
• Budget allocations remain modest, with more than 60% dedicating less than 20% of their technology budget to cybersecurity.
• 73% of respondents anticipate increased cybersecurity spending in 2026, and 1% expect a decrease, signaling a shift toward resilience and threat mitigation.
• 74% of organizations received no federal or state cybersecurity grants in 2025.

Additional selected links:

• ⁠TribalNet 2025⁠

• ⁠Tribal-ISAC⁠
• ⁠The Pulse⁠ – Tribal-ISAC’s new annual cybersecurity report!