Faith-Based Security Headlines
These updates are shared to help raise the situational awareness of Faith-Based organizations to best defend against and mitigate the impacts from all-hazards threats including physical security, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.
Top 20 Most Common Types Of Cyber Attacks
From the Fortinet post:
A cyber attack refers to an action designed to target a computer or any element of a computerized information system to change, destroy, or steal data, as well as exploit or harm a network. Cyber attacks have been on the rise, in sync with the digitization of business that has become more and more popular in recent years.
While there are dozens of different types of attacks, the list of cyber attacks includes the 20 most common examples.
The Fortinet post provides a short description of the top 20 most common types of cybersecurity attacks.
Analyst Comments:
Many Faith-Based Organizations (FBO) do not have robust cybersecurity teams. Reviewing the most common types of cybersecurity attacks can assist an FBO in understanding the cyberthreats it faces. An FBO can also increase its ability to avoid an attack and improve resilience if one occurs.
Additional Resources:
- Best Practices for Securing Your Donation Sites – FB-ISAO (faithbased-isao.org)
- Cyber Essentials | CISA
- Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
FB-ISAO members receive timely alerts on cybersecurity issues, such as the BUSINESS EMAIL COMPROMISE (BEC): OVER $55 BILLION DOLLARS IN LOSSES alert.
As always, Faith-Based ISAO’s website provides resources in the Resource Library, including information on Protecting Digital Assets.
Event Reminders
Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills – Select Your ShakeOut Region
Thursday, October 17 at 10:17 am (local time).
From the ShakeOut website:
This year’s International ShakeOut Day is October 17, when millions of people worldwide will participate in earthquake drills at work, school, or home!
At 10:17 a.m. (local time) on 10/17, you can join millions of people across the world practicing earthquake safety.
Related Item:
CISA Active Shooter Guidance 2024 Webinar
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 10:30:00 AM EDT
Duration: 1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
This condensed webinar is intended for the whole community, including Faith-Based Organizations.
Register here.
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