This DAP highlights – ODNI report – Uyghur Genocide and Concentrated Reeducation Camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China / Gate 15’s Weekly Security Sprint EP 89 - Post election texts, terror arrests and threats, and compromised emails / USCIRF hearing – Addressing Entities of Particular Concern: Non-State Actors and Egregious Violations of Religious Freedom. DAP also has More Faith-Based Stories and Select All-Hazard Stories. 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.
Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 13 August 2024
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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.
Masked attacker stabs five outside Turkish mosque, broadcasts assault live on X
A masked man wearing a helmet and bulletproof vest on Monday stabbed at least five people outside a mosque in northwest Turkey before being detained by police, according to local media reports. The 18-year-old suspect, armed with a long knife, broadcast the attack at the tea garden of a mosque in the city of Eskisehir live on X before police apprehended him, local media reported… The assailant did not shout or express any motivation for his actions according to the daily Cumhuriyet, which claimed he was “influenced by war games”.
Analyst Comments:
Sadly, this attack with an edged weapon is a reminder that hostile events do not always involve active shooters. Faith-Based Organizations (FBO) should consider taking security measures to reduce their vulnerability to a wide variety of threats.
Man stabs a girl and her mother in a London tourism hot spot before being arrested, police say is not believed to be terror related but does show the risk of edged weapon attacks.
Nerd Out EP 50. Venue protection, 2/3 of the year awards, acolytes and dragons!
The Gate 15 Nerd Out! Security Panel Discussion, moderated by Dave Pounder, focuses on physical security topics including terrorism, extremism, hostile events, and other pertinent topics.
In the latest episode of Nerd Out, Dave and Alec looked at some recent security concerns related to venues including the cancellation of Taylor Swift concerts in Austria, and sabotage surround the Olympics. Then they moved to the 2/3 of the year awards – congratulations to our winners!
- MVP. Secure by Design.
- The Cobra (Sly Stallone) Award (you’re the disease, and I’m the cure). Gate 15 GRIP (no shameless plugs).
- The Dennis Green (they are who we thought they are). Politically motivated threat actors.
- The Aldus Snow (don’t forget about me). Ransomware – as if there was another.
- Dumpster Fire award – CrowdStrike – despite their up front stance and taking accountability, this is still a big deal.
- Scotty Doesn’t Know award (the threat that is lurking within). AI powered BEC.
- Avengers Team Up award. Co-winners. Companies helping rural healthcare and the Loudoun County Sheriff’s office for helping faith-based organizations.
- Heath Ledger Joker award. Accelerationist – they just want to watch the world burn.
Then the nerds go all in on the season and the finales of the Acolyte and House of the Dragon.
Information on other Gate 15 podcasts can be found at Podcasts (gate15.global).
More Faith-Based Stories
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DOJ: Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Armed Robbery at Church
Keeping parishioners and church staff safe as summer heat intensifies
Some Churches Lose Coverage as Insurers Hit by a Wave of Storm Claims
Site of deadliest church shooting in US history is torn down over protests by some Texas families
Select All Hazard Stories
Pro-Palestinian protesters vow massive showing at Democratic convention
A burglary is reported at a Trump campaign office in Virginia
Iran rejects calls for restraint
Exclusive: Only Gaza ceasefire will delay retaliation, say Iranian officials
Huge new cache of bodycam and 911 calls shows Uvalde shooting unfolding
CTC Sentinel | July/August 2024: A decade of the Islamic State.
In Syria’s Hinterlands, the U.S. Wages a Hidden Campaign Against a Resurgent Islamic State
Warning of Islamic State’s growing resurgence – as Sky News gets rare access to terrorists’ families
Learning from Islamic State-Khorasan Province’s Recent Plots
Islamic State claims responsibility for explosion in the Afghan capital Kabul that killed at least 1
Ernesto Approaching USVI and Puerto Rico; Fire Weather Issues for the West; Heat for the South National Weather Service
Key Messages regarding Tropical Storm Ernesto
ASIS Video: Fast Facts: 4 Primary Types of Biometrics for Access Control
Got a barcode from your utility company to make a payment? That’s a scam
Why scammers want your phone number
Russian Deep Fake: “Obama” Admits Dems Planned Trump Shooting
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