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With So Much Going On…Don’t Forget About Physical Security

November 10, 2020
faith

With the ongoing Pandemic, the election, and severe weather events, it is easy to overlook the upcoming holiday season which is rapidly approaching. In years past, crowds would gather at Faith-Based Organizations’ (FBO) locations and in public spaces for celebrations…

Security Panel Discussion

May 19, 2020
cybersecurity

On 14 May, Gate 15 presented a webinar on Hostile Event Preparedness for the community of faith. In light of reopening, the Gate 15 analysts took the first 15 minutes of the webinar to discuss special security considerations for re-opening…

FB-ISAO Threat Levels Explainer

March 13, 2020
cybersecurity

In 2011, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) replaced the color-coded alerts of the Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS) with the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS), designed to more effectively communicate information about terrorist threats by providing timely, detailed information…

Hostile Events Preparedness: The 2020 FB-ISAO Workshop Series

January 14, 2020
faith

by Andy Jabbour, Managing Director, FB-ISAO TL;DR: FB-ISAO’s Preparedness Goal: “Secure and resilient houses of worship, faith-based organizations, charities, and other non-profits with the capabilities required to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and hazards…

Hostile Events Attack Cycle – Intense Surveillance

August 16, 2019
HEAC

Once a target is selected, the attacker will resolve outstanding questions about the target environment, expand collection efforts through surveillance, and seek to adequately address remaining unknowns in order to ensure their attack is as successful as possible.

Hostile Events Attack Cycle – Target Selection

August 12, 2019
faith

In this and future posts, we will explore the HEAC in greater detail, focusing on steps in the cycle, how the attacker conducts each step, and how organizations can prepare to defend against potential attacks. In this post we cover how attackers use initial planning to select targets.