Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 14 March 2024

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.

FB-ISAO’s March 2024 Threat Level Update

Threat Levels Remain at Elevated

• The Physical Threat Level is “ELEVATED.” ELEVATED means that FB-ISAO is unaware of any specific threats, but there is concern that an event is more likely than normal. We are also closely monitoring events and are considering an escalation to “SEVERE,” meaning that an event is highly likely, but decided to not escalate to that level at this time.
• The Cyber Threat Level is “ELEVATED.” ELEVATED means that FB-ISAO is unaware of any specific threats, but there is concern that an event is more likely than normal.

The threat level announcement details the complex process FB-ISAO uses to develop the threat levels.

The threat level announcement also cautions that combat operations in Israel and Gaza are challenging to accurately follow in real time.

How (name omitted), a London Christian kid, became the Terrorist

This National Post article discusses the evolution and motives of a Canadian white nationalist terrorist that murdered four members of a Muslim family in the 2021 truck attack.

They were targets “because they were Muslims.” And they would pay. Hours later he would tell a police detective he hatched the plan for a hit-and-run attack months earlier by immersing himself in his own “research” on the Internet’s dark web and went “straight down the rabbit hole.” He kept his plans to himself and was exceedingly careful not to attract the attention of the authorities. He belonged to no group or white nationalist club. He would be “a lone wolf” for a greater cause… In his mind, this was his Crusade. This was war. “Thought I was going to be a revolutionary…”

Analyst Comments:

This article can help Faith-Based Organizations (FBO) understand the current threat environment.

The article shows how lone offenders do not “snap” but can be influenced by hate groups on the internet and sensational reporting of prior attacks. This attacker developed plans over time. Help in the early stages of a lone offender’s development or arrest in later planning stages can prevent an attack. Hopefully attack cycles of other lone offenders can be broken before an actual attack takes place.

This article also shows that all mass murders are not mass shooters. FBOs should also consider protecting against vehicle attacks.

Related items:

• White Paper: The Hostile Event Attack Cycle (HEAC), 2021 Update (gate15.global)

PDF: HEAC-Series_2021

• Crash Ratings 101: The Cornerstone of Effective High Security Vehicle Barrier Systems

Weekly Security Sprint EP 56. IC3 Report, Information Ops, Religious Holidays, Domestic Threats

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 discuss:

• FBI IC3 2023 Internet Crime Report
• Info Ops: Spate of Mock News Sites With Russian Ties Pop Up in U.S
• Upcoming Holiday Security Awareness
• Domestic Threats

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).