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Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 5 September 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.

Weekly Security Sprint EP 32. National Preparedness Month, Burning Man, Insider Threat Awareness, Ransomware and more!

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:

  • Burning Man,
  • Alphabet months begins,
  • Back to School Scams & Sextortion,
  • Ransomware,
  • Bias in analysis,
  • And other topics of interest.
National Preparedness Month

As was covered in Friday’s DAP, September is National Preparedness Month. The following items provide resources for Faith-Based Organizations to prevent and prepare for attacks and emergencies at houses of worship and faith-based schools.

Recent reports from the ADL Center for Antisemitism Research

Members have shared the following recent reports in FB-ISAO Slack:

More Faith-Based Stories

AZ: Two Douglas churches burned in suspected arson case assess the damage and ways forward

Oregon Catholic Church fire determined to be arson; suspect arrested

CALIFORNIA AREA CHABAD JEWISH CENTER ROBBED, VANDALIZED

NY: Church in Cheektowaga burglarized, volunteer catches alleged suspect

CALIFORNIA AREA CHABAD JEWISH CENTER ROBBED, VANDALIZED

Lugoff church burglary suspects arrested in Sumter

NJ: Vandalism At OLL Same suspect damaged church statue in second incident.

SC: Lugoff church burglary suspects arrested in Sumter

CA: Santa Clarita Catholic school vandalized; classrooms, smart screens wrecked

MD: Another Washington-area Mosque receives threatening call.

MA: Brookline synagogue on alert after bomb threat described by police as swatting incident

FL: Apopka police investigating bomb threat targeting local AME Church during Sunday service

Flyers placed on cars latest in series of antisemitic incidents in Greater Cincinnati

Palm Beach, Okeechobee counties residents find antisemitic flyers at homes

Orange County residents find antisemitic messages in neighborhood

Hospital Sisters Health System hit with massive computer systems failure (Catholic Hospital System)

An anti-ADL campaign is erupting on Twitter and Elon Musk endorsed it

Rise in Jewish hate crimes prompts federal funding for synogoge security in Connecticut

Hispanic group’s leader savages Santa Fe mayor over monument vandalism

Hate crime against Sikhs: North American Punjabi Association writes to US Secy of State

Report: Hate crimes surged in most big cities in 2022

Pastors, churches still struggling in throes of ‘uncertainty and unsettledness’ post-pandemic: study

Tennessee court overrules adoption decision, lets couple sue Methodists

How Samaritan’s Purse Is Bringing Relief – and Hope – to Maui and Florida

India: Violence against tribal Christians in Manipur escalating despite military interventions; 131 killed

Congo: DRC military accused of church massacre that killed 48: report

Nigeria: Nine people killed in Kaduna mosque attack

Kidnappings and Murders of Christians Escalate in Nigeria’s Extremist Crisis – International Christian Concern

Uganda detains man suspected of planning bomb attack on church

Pakistan: Priest injured in Faisalabad shooting

Chapel in Argentina vandalized; bishop calls for acts of reparation

Canada: North York church evacuated after reports of bomb inside: Cops

Haitian Gangs Are a Major Threat. Last Week, a Church Fought Back.

BRITISH NEO-NAZI PRISON GUARD JAILED FOR WAGING RACE WAR AGAINST JEWS

UK: St Petroc’s Church in Bodmin closed to visitors after vandalism

Swedish Police Arrest 2 as Riot Breaks Out at Quran Burning Protest

Finland prosecutors charge 4 suspected Neo-Nazis in terrorism investigation

Pope, in Mongolia, sends apparent message to China on Catholic aims

Select All-Hazards Stories

Fiery departure Tempers flare as Burning Man revelers scramble to leave flood-ravaged festival in ‘mass exodus’

Chinese Gate-Crashers at U.S. Bases Spark Espionage Concerns; Washington has tracked about 100 incidents involving Chinese nationals trying to access American military and other installations

Russia’s African coup strategy

Fan ejected from US Open match after German player said the man used language from Hitler’s regime

ANOTHER CALIFORNIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VANDALIZED WITH SWASTIKA

VANDALS DEFACE COLORADO PARK BENCH WITH NAZI SYMBOLS

L.A. was ready for Tropical Storm Hilary. That preparedness proved to be life-saving

‘We are everywhere’: Group of neo-Nazis reportedly marched through Florida park

Right-Wing Influencers Deny Reality by Claiming Neo-Nazis Are ‘Feds’

Conspiracy Theories, Extremism and Violence: Why and When do Conspiracy Beliefs Lead to Violence?

ISD: Young guns: Understanding a new generation of extremist radicalization in the US

Students criticize the University of North Carolina’s response to an active shooter emergency

What Goes into a Higher Education Physical Security Site Assessment?

Sweltering Heat Across A Large Section Of The U.S. National Weather Service

L.A. was ready for Tropical Storm Hilary. That preparedness proved to be life-saving

CA: Largest Wildfire In State’s History Determined To Have Been Caused By Arson, Officials Say

September’s Start Brings Record-Threatening Heat To Midwest, Northeast

Help spot scammers after Hurricane Idalia

Severe Vibrio vulnificusInfections in the United States Associated with Warming Coastal Waters

SEC: Updated Investor Bulletin: 10 Questions to Consider Before Opening a 529 Account

SEC: Updated Investor Bulletin: An Introduction to 529 Plans

How Worried Should We Be About AI’s Threat to Humanity? Even Tech Leaders Can’t Agree.

Schools Using AI to Prevent Gun Violence

3 High School Teens Charged With ‘Terroristic Threats’ After TikTok Bomb Threat Challenge

Musk’s new Twitter policies helped spread Russian propaganda, E.U. says

X WILL COLLECT BIOMETRIC DATA FROM ITS PREMIUM USERS

Why Instagram Threads is a hotbed of risks for businesses

Getting off the hook: 10 steps to take after clicking on a phishing link

Fake YouPorn extortion scam threatens to leak your sex tape

Chrome extensions can steal plaintext passwords from websites

Maker of ‘smart’ chastity cage left users’ emails, passwords, and locations exposed

Children’s snack recalled after its website caught serving porn

Allowing cybercriminals to drive your car: 5 Tips for Keeping Your Electric Vehicle Secure

Why is .US Being Used to Phish So Many of Us?

Arctic Wolf: 1H 2023 Ransomware Landscape Overview

Qualys Top 20 Most Exploited Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Edge security advisory (AV23-520)

Chrome Stable for iOS Update

ZDI Updates

More Security-focused Content

Read a report detailing attacks on Faith-Based organizations following the Dobbs ruling.
Read the Membership Reimagined Post.
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.

This DAP highlights – Gate 15 Security Sprint EP 32, National Preparedness Month, and recent reports from the ADL Center for Antisemitism Research. 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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