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 14 March 2024
- cybersecurity, faith, General, HEAC, Headlines, News, preparedness, resiliency, Resources, security, threat assessment
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.
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:
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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).
More Faith-Based Stories
Arizona election denier accused of assault at Phoenix church
CA: Suspect Recorded on Video Is Arrested for Pepper Spraying a Man at a Mosque
Fire breaks out in basement of historic Philadelphia church in Center City
Oregon man accused of defacing synagogue too dangerous to release, judge rules
‘Kikes out’ and ‘Up Hamas’ scrawled on walls in Manchester University union building
SC: Myrtle Beach man accused of distributing antisemitic materials in Florence County
Hizb Ut Tahrir U.S. Conference Features Antisemitism, Calls for Violent Destruction of Israel
Antisemitism in the Aftermath of October 7: How did we get here?
Most U.S. Muslims observe Ramadan by fasting during daylight hours
It wasn’t your imagination: New study proves divisions created in churches by COVID
Lamor Whitehead, Brooklyn Church Leader, Convicted of Fraud, Extortion, and False Statements
Suspect Arrested in Fatal Attack on 3 Egyptian Coptic Monks in South Africa
Ukraine Evangelical leader tells US lawmakers Russia is targeting Ukrainian Christians
ASSASSINATED: Hamas Leader Who Directed Attacks Against Jews Abroad
American missionaries trapped in Haiti seek prayers and help
Christians face harassment in over 160 countries as restrictions reach record levels: Pew study and Pew: Harassment of religious groups returned to peak level in 2021 (05 Mar)
Select All-Hazards Stories
US House passes bill to force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face ban
Anti-Government Threats and their Transnational Connections
U.S. Sees No Sign Russia Planning To Use Nuclear Weapons Despite Putin ‘Rhetoric’
US lawmakers to propose legislation seeking more scrutiny of Chinese real estate purchases
Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crimes in U.S. Schools Spiked in 2021-2022
Severe Thunderstorms Across the Lower Missouri Valley; Winter Storm in the Rockies National Weather Service
4 things you should know about measles amid an uptick in cases
WHO workshop builds country capacity for developing National Action Plans for Health Security
Sucuri WordPress Plugin Updates for 2024
Islamic State’s Telegram Hustle: How a Terrorist Organization Raises Funds
Online investment scams: Inside a fake trading platform
Top 4 IRS Tax Scams 2024: Tips to Stay Safe
Exclusive: Trump launched CIA covert influence operation against China
Microsoft Copilot for Security is generally available on April 1, 2024, with new capabilities
More Critical Than Ever: Cyber Risk “Tabletop Exercises” in the AI Infused Workplace
CISA Live! Presents Open Source Software Security – YouTube
The difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning and why it matters
More Security-focused Content
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