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Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post

Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 23 August 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.

Nothing significant to report.

More Faith-Based Stories

Bibles survive massive fire in West Virginia church: ‘Though odds were against us, God was not.’

Florida Jewish Mayor receives death threat

VA: Antisemitic Flyer Distributed In Fair Oaks Under Investigation: FCPD

FL: Altamonte Springs church continues to serve despite food pantry fire

GA: ‘The nerve to steal from God’s house’ | Pastor, members shocked after thieves steal church air conditioner

Photos: Suspect wanted for shattering Gaston County church door, damaging property (from Virginia Fusion Center (VFC) – FaithAware)

Lynchburg Church Helps Fill the Tank (VA) (VFC)

Valley Station Church With History of Thefts Gets Air Conditioning Stolen (KY) (VFC)

Man Asks for Prayer, Hands Over Loaded Gun, Drugs (LA) (VFC)

Woman Transported for Medical Evaluation After Report of a Naked Person With a Gun on a Church Altar (VFC)

X briefly allows anti-Leo Frank ‘community note’ as antisemitism flares on the platform

‘Preparedness and awareness’ | Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta security team prepares for the High Holidays

High Holidays Shul Security “Tune Up” Seminar

Fresh eyes help schools reduce active shooter threats

In a first, New Orleans priest accused of abusing minors admits wrongdoing

Crying Covenant School Parents Booted From Tennessee Special Session

NY: MONTICELLO PD CONFIRMS: Shots Were NOT Fired At Jews Despite False Reports Spread Online

Mob vandalises Delhi church during Sunday mass and beats up Christians

Mississauga, Ont., mosque attacker sentenced to 8 years in prison

Ontario, Canada: St. Aidan’s Anglican Church vandalized

Pope: Stop using God’s name to justify murder and terrorism

UK: Church leaders in Lancaster and Morecambe condemn vandal who daubed racist graffiti on cenotaph

World Council of Churches condemns Israel for violating freedom of worship

Christian exodus from Israel? Ministry aims to solve visa crisis

Nicaragua’s Dictatorship Renames University, Evicts 6 Jesuits From Adjacent Property

Select All-Hazards Stories

Maryland man charged with ISIS-inspired plot pleads guilty to planning separate airport attack

Final moments before Pride flag killing emerge, along with disturbing portrait of gunman

VA: Swastikas painted by homes with Danny Diggs yard signs in Newport News, police say

CAIR Condemns White Supremacist Demonstration at Tennessee Capitol

Surrenders and threats of arrest ahead of Trump’s booking in Georgia

White Jihad: The Jihadification of White Supremacy

Three injured in Canada mall shooting

DHS Announces Funding Allocations for FY 2023 Preparedness Grants

Dick’s Sporting Goods blames ‘increasingly serious’ theft problem for profit plunge

Sweltering Heat Wave, Heavy Rain and Severe Storms National Weather Service

A terrifying fire struck Maui in 2018. Officials were warned of a repeat.

Atlantic 2-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook – multiple developing systems

Potential scams following Tropical Storm Hilary in Southern California and Western states

Vetting a business or coaching opportunity before you buy in

FBI Identifies Cryptocurrency Funds Stolen by DPRK

Fast Facts: Crypto Investment Scams 101

Top U.S. Cyber Official Offers ‘Stark Warning’ of Potential Attacks on Infrastructure if Tensions With China Escalate

Tourists Give Themselves Away by Looking Up. So Do Most Network Intruders.

UNDERSTANDING RANSOMWARE-AS-A-SERVICE (RAAS) – A GUIDE

One simple way to cut ransomware recovery costs in half

Meta Releases AI to Translate Dozens of Languages Using Speech and Text

The Feds Asked TikTok for Lots of Domestic Spying Features

Meta plans to roll out default end-to-end encryption for Messenger by the end of the year

Microsoft Edge security advisory (AV23-494)

Chrome for Android Update

Chrome Desktop Stable Update

Chrome Stable for iOS Update

ZDI Updates

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.

Every 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.

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