Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 21 March 2024

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.

FireArms in the House Program Update and Registration – Legal Considerations on 03 April

This is session four of the six-part Faith-Based ISAO “FireArms in the House” series for Faith-Based ISAO members. This “Legal Considerations” session is open to non-members.

Title: Legal Considerations

Date: 03 April 2024

Time: 12pm ET

Legal minds will discuss the implications of both armed or unarmed security teams. Considerations and adoption of policies for either decision will be explored and discussed with the goal of preparing a house of worship to consider adjusting their policies and procedures, messaging, signage and to align with legal considerations.

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Examining the Current Status of Iran’s Axis of Resistance and the Implications for Homeland Security and U.S. Interests

FBI News provides Robert Wells’ (Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division) statement before the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 20, 2024.

“…we are currently in a heightened terrorism threat environment. Since the Hamas attack against Israel, we’ve seen almost every major terrorist organization in the world, including al Qaeda, AQAP [al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula] and ISIS, call for terrorist attacks against the United States. We’ve also seen an uptick in threats against the Jewish community here in the U.S. and abroad. We remain concerned about threats from lone actors or small cells radicalized to violence online. In addition, we are very focused on the threat posed by the more traditional foreign terrorist organizations and the state-sponsored terrorism threat from Iran.”

Analyst Comments:

FBI Assistant Director Wells’ statement reiterates intelligence analysis by others, including the FBI Director, and shows that these threats continue. Anyone involved in security considerations for Faith-Based Organizations should consider reviewing Assistant Director Wells’ statement to inform their security posture.