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Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post

Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 3 April 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.

7 Types of Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks

The Rexxfield item discusses Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks and details information on the following.

  • What is a Business Email Compromise Attack?
  • What are the different types of Business Email Compromise Attacks?
    • CEO Fraud
    • Phishing Attacks
    • Invoice Fraud
    • Vendor Impersonation
    • Data Breach and Data Theft
    • Email Account Compromise (EAC)
    • Commodity Theft
  • How do Most BEC Attacks Work?
  • How to Recognize a BEC Attack
  • How to Prevent and Protect Against BEC Attacks
    • Upgrade Your Email Security
    • Cultivate Awareness and Training
    • Implement Technical Safeguards
    • Develop an Incident Response Strategy

Analyst Comments:

Many Faith-Based Organizations’ (FBO) email processes can be considered business email and can face the same threats as secular business email. FBOs should consider reviewing the Rexxfield item to better understand the email threat and how to protect against BEC attacks.

Cyberattack Report in FB-ISAO Slack

Among other security issues, FB-ISAO Slack is reporting a communicated cyberattack message from LulzSec Muslims urging cyberattacks against Israel during various upcoming holidays of religious and national importance.

FB-ISAO members share information about threats in FB-ISAO Slack.

If not already a member, consider joining here.

Weekly Security Sprint EP 59. Terrorism news, Hurricanes, and Health Preparedness

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:

  • Russia, Terrorism
  • Explosive Atlantic hurricane season predicted for 2024, AccuWeather experts warn
  • Health and Broader Preparedness

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 Security-focused Content

Read more about the 2023 Threat Data and what the data tells us about the threat landscape.
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, please sign up below.

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