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Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post

Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 20 July 2023

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.

In case you missed it: Nerd Out Security Panel Discussion: EP 38. ISACs, ISAOs, and the Faith-Based community with FB-ISAO Executive Director Mayya Saab

In the latest episode of Nerd Out, Dave welcomed Mayya Saab, the Executive Director of the Faith-Based Information Sharing and Analytics Organizations (FB-ISAO). The pair discussed Mayya’s path to working in security and preparedness and how it prepared her for her current role. Then Mayya talked about the importance of Information Sharing and Analysis Centers and Organizations, and specifically the FB-ISAO. Mayya, talked about how their community of faith works, and why it is important that these organizations work together with their government partners. Finally, Mayya talked about the collaboration within FB-ISAO, and what’s next.

New Zealand shooter kills two ahead of Women’s Soccer World Cup

“There was no identified political or ideological motivation for the shooting and therefore no national security risk,” said New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins. The gunman is believed to be a 24-year-old male who was employed at the construction site where the shooting occurred, Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said at a news conference. He was armed with a pump-action shot gun and moved through a building site shooting. After reaching the upper levels he contained himself within an elevator shaft and fired more shots before being found dead a short time later. An officer was injured in the shooting, as well as four members of the public. The gunman had been under home detention but had an exemption to work at the site.

Analyst Comment:

Early reports indicate that this incident was workplace violence and not related to the Women’s Soccer World Cup. The US Woman’s National Team are all safe and accounted for.

More Faith-Based Stories

Fire damages historic Dallas church in East Oak Cliff

MN: 12-year-old boy is focal point of church fire investigation

TX: Navarro County Sheriff’s Office arrests suspect in church arson case

Milwaukee Brew City Church vandalized

TX and CO: Two more anti-Catholic attacks: church in El Paso and school in Denver

MI: Vandals shred Pride flag at Charlotte church in latest in string of incidents

New Jersey Man Admits Posting Broad Online Threat to Synagogues

GA: Antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ and racist flyers thrown out in several neighborhoods in Floyd County

CA: Flyers for white supremacist group found in Visalia neighborhood

GA: Antisemitic bags in Oglethorpe County

ANTISEMITIC GOYIM DEFENSE LEAGUE (GDL) FLYERS DISCOVERED ON SOUTH CAROLINA COASTLINE

HOLOCAUST DENIER NICK FUENTES WAGES ‘HOLY WAR’ AGAINST AMERICAN JEWS

MICHIGAN NEO-NAZIS TARGET MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH AND LGTBQ+ OHIO COMMUNITIES 

Christians arrested for maskless outdoor church service in liberal college town score big legal win

Rock Church named in lawsuit over death of former elder’s 11-year-old daughter

Third Georgia city sued for censoring ‘God bless the homeless vets’ sign

Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning plans

Canada: Man pleads guilty to 3 charges after Mississauga mosque attack last year

Canada: ‘Something has to give’ Thieves strike Ukrainian Church parking lot, taking religious relics

Flooded with sightseers, Europe’s iconic churches struggle to accommodate both worship and tourism

 

More Security-focused Content

Read a report detailing attacks on Faith-Based organizations following the Dobbs ruling.
Access the latest FB-ISAO Newsletter for additional threat analysis and upcoming event announcements.
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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