Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 14 November 2023

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. 

‘March for Israel’ live updates: Thousands expected in Washington

From USA Today:

Thousands of Israel supporters were gathering Tuesday on the National Mall to show support for the military campaign against Hamas, demand the immediate release of hostages held in Gaza and condemn an increase in antisemitic incidents across the nation and around the world.

The organizers, the Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, describe the effort as “an opportunity for all Americans to come together in solidarity with the people of Israel to demonstrate our commitment to America’s most important ally” in the region.

Related article:

Jewish groups will rally Tuesday on the National Mall in Washington to show support for Israel.

Analyst Comments:

Anyone attending a large gathering should be aware of their surroundings. It is critical to know two ways to exit a gathering in case of an attack or other emergency. Be sure, If You See Something, Say Something.

CISA’s Security of Soft Targets and Crowded Places-Resources Guide provides additional information and resources.

Two New Gate 15 Podcasts

Nerd Out: EP 42. A holiday extravaganza with security tips and the annual holiday food review!

The Gate 15 Nerd Out! Security Panel Discussion, moderated by Dave Pounder, focuses on physical security topics including terrorism, extremism, hostile events, and other pertinent topics.

In the latest episode of Nerd Out, Dave, Joe and Bridget catch up on the latest activity related to the Israeli-Hamas conflict before getting into some holiday security tips. Each Nerd took a spin through some important security preparedness reminders that include increased awareness, impacts from potential protests and demonstrations, winter weather concerns, and holiday travel tips. Finally, the team turned their focus to an annual tradition – their holiday food reviews.

• Dave Pounder is a Senior Risk Analyst for Gate 15. On Threads: @davidtpounder. On X, the platform formerly know as Twitter: @dpounder; email: david@gate15.global. 
• Joe Levy is the Assistant General Manager at the Barclays Center.
• Bridget Johnson is one of the nation’s premier terrorism and extremism experts who has decades of experience analyzing threat activities.

Weekly Security Sprint EP 42: Ransomware, Resilience, MDM 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:

• Ransomware Actors Continue to Gain Access through Third Parties and Legitimate System Tools
• CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY – #StopRansomware: Royal Ransomware, November 13, 2023 update
• Security Affairs: DOLLY.COM PAYS RANSOM, ATTACKERS RELEASE DATA ANYWAY
• Brazen ransomware attack on US unit of Chinese banking giant has financial sector on alert
• Risky Biz News: Clop is coming after your SysAid servers
• Basically all of Maine had data stolen by a ransomware gang; Maine’s state agencies are the latest victims in the far-reaching MOVEit file transfer tool hack.
• Boeing data published by Lockbit hacking gang
• Cerber Ransomware Exploits Atlassian Confluence Vulnerability CVE-2023-22518
• Same threats, different ransomware; A threat cluster’s switch from Vice Society to Rhysida
• Hive Ransomware’s Offspring: Hunters International Takes the Stage
• Ransomed[.]vc Sunsets Operations, Auctions Off Infrastructure
• Critical Vulnerability: SysAid CVE2023-47246
• SHIELDS READY. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) launched the new Shields Ready campaignto encourage the critical infrastructure community to focus on strengthening resilience. Resilience is the ability to prepare for, adapt to, withstand, and rapidly recover from disruptions caused by changing conditions. ICYMI: CISA Launches Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month 2023

“with sales come scams”

 – DAVE POUNDER

• UK NCSC: Black Friday bargain hunters warned of enhanced online scams after millions lost last year; Latest Cyber Aware campaign aims to help shoppers protect themselves online in the run up to the festive period.

The above Gate 15 Weekly Security Sprint website also provides links to many security-related items of interest.

Announcement! Venue Security, The IAVM Podcast Series! A new monthly podcast starting in 2024. Venue Security, The IAVM Podcast Series is our newest podcast as Gate 15’s founder and Managing Director, Andy Jabbour hosts short interviews with venue safety and security experts from the International Association of Venue Managers’ (IAVM) Venue Safety and Security Committee (VSSC) and other special guests from the IAVM community. 

Information on other Gate 15 blogs can be found at Podcasts (gate15.global).