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.
Reminder of a FB-ISAO Event
Discussion on ISIS-Related Plots in Europe and the Potential for Similar Targeting in the Homeland
This FB-ISAO event was announced in the 24 January 2025 Daily Awareness Post.
Join the FB-ISAO and John Cohen for a discussion on the topic of ISIS-Related Plots.
John Cohen is the Executive Director of the Program for Countering Hybrid Threats at the Center for Internet Security.
This discussion is open to all; however, registration is required. Members of FB-ISAO will have first dibs on virtual seats to attend the discussion. We encourage members to register by 30 January to guarantee a seat. Non-members will be allowed to register for a limited number of slots after 30 January. The session will be recorded and posted to FB-ISAO Slack. Only members will have access to the recording.
Date: 06 February 2025
Time: 11am ET
Register here.
2025 Homeland Security Threat Forecast: Part I, Terrorism
Homeland Security Today has released Part 1 – Terrorism, of their 2025 Homeland Security Threat Forecast. The forecast covers Terrorism, Advanced Technology, and Multidimensional Threats.
From the post:
We at Homeland Security Today have once again reached out to our Editorial Board, columnists, and community of subject-matter experts to ask for their assessment of the threats facing the nation in 2025. As our readers know, our experts come from a unique cadre with practical experience who have devoted their careers to defending and protecting America. In this three-part series, we share their assessments of the risks and vulnerabilities that should be at the forefront of our community.
Part 1 of the forecast details the following types of terrorism:
- Global Terrorism
- Terrorism with a Small Footprint, Individual Actor Methodology
- Impact of Global Bad Actors Heighten Terrorist Threats in the United States
- Domestic Violent Extremists and Terrorism
- Weaponizing People: Terrorist Group Inciting Lone-Wolf Threats
- The Islamic Terrorism Threat in 2025
- Violent Extremism
- Lone-Offender Terrorism
Analyst Comments:
The terrorism forecast can assist Faith-Based Organizations with knowing possible threats to their organization, assessing their organizations risk, and developing cost and time-efficient security plans and procedures.
Follow Up to White House pauses federal grant, loan other assistance programs
- Will the freezing of federal grants impact synagogue security?
- Trump funding freeze challenged in lawsuit by nonprofits, small business group
- ADL Responds to Office of Management and Budget Freezing Federal Assistance Programs
- Department of Defense Statement Clarifying Defense Contracting
- OMB Q&A Regarding Memorandum M-25-13
- Attorney General James Leads Coalition in Suing to Stop Trump Administration from Withholding Essential Federal Funding
Weekly Security Sprint EP 96: Extremist trends, nation-states, and more
The Gate 15 Security Sprint is a weekly rundown of the week’s notable all-hazards security news, risks and threats and some of the key focus areas for organizations to consider behind the headlines. Gate 15 team members discuss physical security, cybersecurity, natural hazards, health threats and other issues across our environment.
In this week’s Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:
- House Homeland Releases Updated “Terror Threat Snapshot” Assessment In Wake Of New Year’s Day ISIS-Inspired Terrorist Attack In New Orleans
- Nashville school shooter left behind 47-page manifesto detailing hate: report
- FBI PSA: North Korean IT Workers Conducting Data Extortion
- China’s Cyber Threat: Under Trump, US Cyberdefense Loses Its Head
The above Gate 15 Weekly Security Sprint website also provides links to many security-related items of interest.
Information on other Gate 15 podcasts can be found at Podcasts (gate15.global).
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More Faith-Based Stories
MO:Man wanted by Sheriff for making terroristic threat at Joplin area churches
CA: Two places of worship targeted with hate tags
Police evacuated Springfield church in search for assault suspect
Immigration Enforcement:
- Companies, Schools, Houses of Worship, and Hospitals Get Advice for Handling ICE Enforcement Actions
- Quakers sue to keep US immigration agents out of houses of worship
- In congregations, fear, misinformation and preparation after ICE policy change
- Video: CAIR Raises Concerns Over Immigration Policies Targeting Muslim Communities and Activists
- What To Do if ICE Knocks on Your Door
TX: FBI to host safety training for houses of worship
Tracker: Over 400 Attacks on U.S. Catholic Churches Since May 2020; Last Updated January 29, 2025
At least 10 believers killed in spate of devastating attacks in Nigeria
Police say at least 30 people have died in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India and Maha Kumbh Mela: What is the ‘holy dip’ where the stampede took place?
Sydney terror threat: Explosives, list of Jewish targets discovered in caravan
Select All Hazard Stories
Man Arrested On Capitol Hill Said He Wanted To Kill Trump Cabinet Officials, House Speaker: Police and criminal complaint. (Possible Edged Weapon and Fire as a Weapon attack.)
Trump says drones over New Jersey were ‘not the enemy.’ and Drones over NJ: Why didn’t the FAA admit they authorized the flights? Here’s what we know
At Least 11 Baltic Cables Have Been Damaged in 15 Months, Prompting NATO to Up Its Guard
OPM U.S. Office of Personnel Management: Fork in the Road. Deferred Resignation Email to Federal Employees
The Trial at the Tip of the Terrorgram Iceberg and Trial begins for leader of Tampa neo-Nazi group accused of plotting power grid attack (Arrested Feb 2023.)
Snow Squalls in the Northeast U.S.; Tracking Storm Moving into the Southern U.S. National Weather Service
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
Kansas tuberculosis outbreak now largest in US and Do I need a tuberculosis vaccine in Kansas? What to know amid ‘unprecedented’ outbreak
FBI Springfield Advises Caution in Online Relationships
Threat Actors Exploit Government Websites for Phishing
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