Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 24 January 2024

Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 24 January 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 50. Uvalde Report, Sextortion, Ransomware and new Resources

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:

Justice Department Releases Report on its Critical Incident Review of the Response to the Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas

Sextortion: A Growing Threat Targeting Minors.

UK NPSA: Counter-State Threats.

UK NPSA: SCaN for Line Managers.

Ransomware Resilience: You can’t afford _not_ to exercise! 

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)


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More Faith-Based Stories

NY: Church security guard needed 16 stitches after slashing in East Village

CA: Man with box cutter who entered a church and threatened employee arrested

Maryland burglary suspects dragged police officer across highway in stolen church van: authorities

Colorado Man Sentenced for Church Arson in Federal Hate Crime Case

MO: Springfield synagogue, Children of Jacob, experiences ‘thousands’ of dollars in vandalism

CO: Online pastor, wife allegedly sold $3.2M in worthless cryptocurrency to Christians and Pastor Charged With Cryptocurrency Fraud Said God Told Him to Do It

CA: Bay Area Muslim organizations hold first-of-its-kind FBI training on Islamophobia

New member of Mormon church leadership says it must do better to help sex abuse victims heal

Israeli hostage posters at Harvard vandalized with antisemitic messages

CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Shooting, Bomb Threat to Alabama Mosque

US Jewish schools spending 47% more on security since invasion of Israel, report shows

Gaza war divide hits New York public schools with new antisemitism and Islamophobia training

Terror Terror groups threaten attacks in India after inauguration of Ram temple in Ayodhya

Pope Francis, victim of AI, warns against its ‘perverse’ dangers

Canada: Vandals target religious statue

UK: Image released of man sought following antisemitic assault in Wembley

Select All-Hazards Stories

Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on U.S. Strikes in Iraq and Iraq condemns ‘irresponsible’ US air strikes on Iran-backed groups

US Dept of State: Jamaica Travel Advisory    Level 3: – Reconsider Travel

Pro-Palestinian rally turns violent at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 8 arrested

NYPD investigating claims that pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia were hit by ‘foul-smelling’ spray

Calendar of Resistance for Palestine 2024

FEMA Bulletin Week of January 23, 2024

Flash Flood Threats Across the South; Wintry Mix for Parts of the Great Lakes and Northeast  National Weather Service

FRC Submits Comment Regarding WHO’s Troubling Pandemic Preparedness Agreement

‘This is urgent’: the UK is scrambling to stem an alarming tide of measles

The IRS doesn’t send tax refunds by email or text

The Biden Deepfake Robocall Is Only the Beginning; An uncanny audio deepfake impersonating President Biden has sparked further fears from lawmakers and experts about generative AI’s role in spreading disinformation.

UK NCSC: Global ransomware threat expected to rise with AI, NCSC warns

UK NCSC: The near-term impact of AI on the cyber threat

CISA Joins ACSC-led Guidance on How to Use AI Systems Securely and Guidelines for Secure AI System Development

Stop Everything You’re Doing and Enable Stolen Device Protection on Your iPhone

More Security-focused Content


Read a report detailing attacks on Faith-Based organizations following the Dobbs ruling.

Read the October 2023 Threat Level Statement Update

Access all-hazards resources from public and private sector partners, curated by the FB-ISAO team.

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