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Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post

Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 08 August 2023

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.

Weekly Security Sprint EP 28. The return of the weatherman, CISA strategic plans, espionage, exploited vulnerabilities and…so much more!

In this new Weekly Security sprint, Dave and Andy discuss:

Main Topics.

CSU released its final forecast for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season on Thursday, 3 August.

CISA Cybersecurity Strategic Plan: Shifting the Arc of National Risk to Create a Safer Future.

CHINA! Two U.S. Navy Servicemembers Arrested for Transmitting Military Information to the People’s Republic of China.

CISA, NSA, FBI, and International Partners Release Joint CSA on Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities of 2022.

Cloudflare: Unmasking the top exploited vulnerabilities of 2022.

Quick Hits.

And more topics.

Church Participating In a Disaster Response Organizations Conference

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a part of Utah State Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) and Mountain West VOAD, which held its annual conference in Salt Lake City to focus on principles of preparedness and response.

VOAD is a coalition of faith-based, nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations that may respond in any phase of a disaster — prepare, respond, recover, mitigate.

Analyst Comment:

Faith-Based Organizations should consider joining their state and local VOAD and similar organizations. Being a member will help their organization and the broader community better prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate disasters.

FBO’s can check out the National VOAD at Homepage | VOAD (nvoad.org)

More Faith-Based Stories

Tracker: Over 300 Attacks on U.S. Catholic Churches Since May 2020

Why are North Texas churches being targeted by violence? Experts weigh in

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians: Months after a sacred site was vandalized, Choctaw officials still seek answers

NC: Flyers with anti-Semitic rhetoric found in Raleigh neighborhoods

ANTISEMITIC ‘GOYIM DEFENSE LEAGUE’ (GDL) FLYERS FOUND IN NORTH CAROLINA NEIGHBORHOODS 

GEORGIA CITIES CONTINUE TO BE TARGETED WITH ANTISEMITIC PROPAGANDA

Teen accused in Brooklyn hate crime stabbing is ‘good Christian boy,’ attorney says

Police: 2 juveniles take responsibility for Miles City church vandalism

ANTISEMITIC BLOOD LIBEL TAUGHT IN NEW PRINCETON UNIVERSITY COURSE

Thousands join search for missing Texas pastor 5 days after he left home

New Orleans archbishop ignored board findings on clerics accused of abuse

Nevada private school teacher accused of having 4-year sexual relationship with student (Mountain View Christian School)

Groups combating rising antisemitism in Pittsburgh, nationally

KS: Restoration, repairs underway at Elmdale church after arson destroyed sacristy

India: Bomb thrown at mosque: 7 held

New Zealand: Man ‘lures’ victim to church car park and attacks him with hammer

After Another Kidnapping, Many Haitian Christians Can’t Travel, Work, or Worship Safely

Hindus, Muslims clash in Haryana as trouble spreads

Leaders Condemn Kidnapping of South Sudanese Bishop

Bangladesh: Thousands protest in BD over alleged desecration of Holy Quran

A feud between a patriarch and a militia leader adds to the woes of Iraqi Christians

Christians in Jerusalem face escalating threat of assault and harassment

Indian bishops allege conspiracy against Church-run institutions

Dictatorship in Nicaragua Withholds More Than $500,000 Donated by CRS to the Church

A new Catholic counter-revolution is under way in Europe

Select All-Hazards Stories

Racist sex offender tried to drive over people at park, threatened to ‘shoot and bomb’ them: Deputies

Teenage Cousin of Uvalde Gunman Arrested Over Threats to a School

A new network of hate groups in the Pacific Northwest targets smaller Pride festivals

Online Cultic Milieus: QAnon and Anti-Vax Conspiracy Movements – GNET

Denmark Travel Advisory – Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

How Far-Right Extremists Are Targeting Pro-LGBT Schools

Cuba to Host Secret Chinese Spy Base Focusing on U.S

Webinar: Mass Casualty Impact and Recovery Seminar 6

A Deeper Look at CISA

Poor Air Quality Persists. NWS

Protecting Building Occupants From Wildfire Smoke

Two Rare Powerful X-Class Solar Flares Just Days Apart Cause Radio Blackouts

Wildfires burn across Canada with little relief in sight

More than 70% of US household COVID spread started with a child, study suggests

Critical Security Update: Directorist WordPress Plugin Patches Two High-risk Vulnerabilities

Asked to wire money? Cut the cord

CERT-NZ: “Mum I dropped my phone” SMS scam targeting New Zealanders

Vacation-Related Online Scams are on the rise, Warns Check Point Research

Zoom Contradicts Its Own Policy About Training Al on Your Data

Malware Being Distributed Disguised as a Job Application Letter

SANS OUCH! Newsletter Securing Your Financial Accounts (PDF)

Investor Bulletin: SIPC Protection (Part 1: SIPC Basics)

Global Malware Attack Imitates VPN and Security Apps on Android Phones

Security professional’s tweet forces big change to Google email authentication

China’s Plan to Rule the World Through Its Smart Devices, FCC Urged to Act

RedPilled AI’: A New Weapon for Online Radicalisation on 4chan

Vulnerability Summary for the Week of July 31, 2023

More Security-focused Content

Read a report detailing attacks on Faith-Based organizations following the Dobbs ruling.
Access the latest FB-ISAO Newsletter for additional threat analysis and upcoming event announcements.
Access all-hazards resources from public and private sector partners, curated by the FB-ISAO team.

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