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Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post

Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 22 October 2024

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 85. Election security, ransomware, and conspiracies.

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 covered the following topics:

  1. Election Security.
  2. Ransomware.
  3. Conspiracy Theories.

The above Gate 15 Weekly Security Sprint website also provides links to many security-related items of interest.

Nerd Out EP 52. The Return of Bridget and Talk of Election Security and Global Terrorism.

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 welcomed back a friend of the pod, Bridget Johnson! Bridget caught everyone up on her latest work and new ventures before the two talked about the upcoming election and potential for violence. They transitioned to global terrorism and the potential risks associated with the continued conflict in the Middle East.
Bridget is a part of the McCrary Institute.

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The Gate 15 Interview – TribalNet! Building a Cybersecurity Culture, Tribal-ISAC, and how we rock!

The Gate 15 Interview is a monthly interview between Gate 15’s Founder and Managing Director, Andy Jabbour and guests from throughout the homeland security risk management community addressing a wide range of all-hazards topics and issues.

Andy Jabbour recorded this session onsite at TribalNet 2024 with Michelle Bouschor, TribalHub’s Senior Marketing & Communications Manager; Adam Gruscynski, IT Director, Potawatomi Casino Hotel and Tribal-ISAC Steering Committee member; and Drew Ludwick, Director of IT Operations, Muckleshoot Casino Resort.

In the discussion the group discusses:

  • Organizational culture and what makes a cyber strong organizational culture.
  • Tribal-ISAC! What it is, how it’s like other ISACs, what makes it special.
  • How to build a strong organizational culture and the importance of leadership buy-in and taking things in “chewable bites.”
  • Why we love TribalNet!
  • Some of our favorite concert experiences – some we shared as we talked from Linkin Park to Snoop.
  • And more, of course!

Selected links:

Information on other Gate 15 podcasts can be found at Podcasts (gate15.global).

More Faith-Based Stories

Fire at St. Anthony of Padua Church shocks Casa Grande, investigation underway and A church in Casa Grande was significantly damaged in a fire on Friday. But that didn’t stop parishioners from gathering on Sunday.

DOJ: Washington Man Sentenced for Hate Crimes and Firearm Offense for Four Attacks on Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Halls (arson attacks occurred in 2018)

Antisemitic vandalism strikes the heart of Baltimore’s Jewish community

Deputies respond to false report of bomb at Saratoga synagogue

CAIR Condemns Anti-Muslim Tropes Endangering Muslim Candidates Amid Rising Islamophobic Violence

Frmr. Louisa church secretary convicted of embezzling funds

Police say Romanian man in US illegally stole checks from St. Louis-area churches

Tip leads to arrest of pastor charged with 100 counts of child porn. Pastor was foster parent to 76 children.

Archdiocese of Los Angeles Agrees to Pay $880M to Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting survivors share their stories at annual Eradicate Hate Summit

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall for the Eradicate Hate Global Summit | Pittsburgh, PA

Tracker: Over 400 Attacks on U.S. Catholic Churches Since May 2020. Last Updated October 19, 2024

Prepare Your Church Facility for Winter Today

Mexican Indigenous priest killed leaving Sunday mass

Jewish Eatery Burns Down Under Dubious Circumstances in Australia

Vandals Desecrate Jewish Memorial Site in British Town

Sign at Polish University Calls for Death of Jews

UK: Vicar ‘sorry’ for person who shattered church door

WhatsApp vigilantes in India are converting Christians by force

Exclusive: US pressures India for quick accountability in Sikh separatist murder plot

UK mosques allotted record security funding from hate crime scheme

More Security-focused Content

Attacks on Houses of Worship in 2023
Read the March 2024 Threat Level Statement Update
Access all-hazards resources from public and private sector partners, curated by the FB-ISAO team.

The FB-ISAO’s sponsor Gate 15 publishes a free daily newsletter called the SUN. Curated from their open source intelligence collection process, the SUN informs leaders and analysts with the critical news of the day and provides a holistic look at the current global, all-hazards threat environment. Ahead of the daily news cycle, the SUN allows current situational awareness into the topics that will impact your organization. To sign-up for the SUN, send an email to [email protected]

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