This DAP highlights – Neo-Nazis in Ohio and faith-based organizations targeted by multiple ransomware gangs. 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.
Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 28 November 2023
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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.
Meeting Notice for Faith-Based Security Advisory Council
Members of the public are invited to the next meeting of the DHS Faith-Based Security Advisory Council.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS TODAY, November 28, by 5pm Eastern Time.
Faith-Based Security Advisory Council Meeting
Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM U.S. Eastern Time
ZoomGov Public Registration Link:https://hq-dhs.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_8aNGx3UoRU6mIqD1opxesg
The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
- DHS senior leadership and FBSAC Chair and Vice Chair will provide opening remarks.
- Taskings will be assigned to the Council, followed by a moderated discussion.
- The Designated Federal Officer will provide an update on the implementation of recommendations from the June 6, 2023, FBSAC meeting.
- A brief discussion of the state of current affairs in the Middle East will take place.
- The meeting will adjourn at 4:00 p.m. ET.
Members of the public may register to participate in this Council teleconference via the following procedures. Each individual must provide their full legal name and email address no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, to Sameer Hossain of the Council via email to [email protected] or via phone at 202–891–2876.
Please see the following links:
The information about the November 29, 2023 public meeting of the DHS Faith-Based Security Advisory Council can be found here:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/14/2023-25066/faith-based-security-advisory-council
More information about the Council can be found here:
https://www.dhs.gov/faith-based-security-advisory-council
Analyst Comments:
Mayya Saab, Executive Director of FB-ISAO is a member of the Faith-Based Security Advisory Council and participates by providing input on strategy and policy, information-sharing and coordination, programs and initiatives, as well as evaluation and feedback.
The teleconference is open to the public and members of the faith community should consider attending.
Weekly Security Sprint EP 44. False alarms, scams, holiday risks 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 the Buffalo Border Explosion, Scams, and Black E-commerce threats.
The above Gate 15 Weekly Security Sprint website also provides links to many security-related items of interest.
The Gate 15 Interview: Akmal Ali on the four core tenants of effective security management, dodging wrenches, and enjoying the Monday mornings
The Gate 15 Interview is a monthly interview between Gate 15’s Founder and Managing Director, Andy Jabbour and guests from throughout the homeland security risk management community addressing a wide range of all-hazards topics and issues.
This month, Andy interviews Akmal Ali on the four core tenants of effective security management, dodging wrenches, and enjoying the Monday mornings.
More Faith-Based Stories
Group carries Nazi flag across street from Dallas temple and Temple Emanu-El security on “high alert” after anti-Semitic demonstration nearby
CA: Century-old stone Catholic mission is vandalized, ransacked in Irwindale
Multiple US synagogues hit with anti-Israel, antisemitic graffiti 7 weeks into Israel-Hamas war
False Bomb Threat Made At Upper East Side Synagogue: NYPD
Burbank Police Department Seeks Suspect in Antisemitic Vandalism
Boston man charged in vandalism of Holocaust Memorial, Paul Revere’s tombstone
Chabad UF Jewish Student Center increases security after Friday vandalism
Maryland boosts security funding for faith-based and nonprofit organizations amid rising hate crimes
Jewish groups sue University of California over ‘unchecked’ antisemitism
Despite antisemitic vandalism of billboards, JewBelong’s not giving up
CAIR-Minnesota to Announce Actions Against Edina Schools for Silencing Pro-Palestine Muslim Students
Evangelical leaders back Israel, call for US gov’t support
OR: St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church responds to U.S. Dept. of Justice statement
Nigeria: Over 10 Christians slain in Fulani attacks, ongoing massacres terrorize farmers
An abducted German priest is freed in Mali, a year after being seized in the country’s capital
Fires started at Auckland church twice in one night
Montreal police investigating after Jewish community centre hit by Molotov cocktail and Montreal: Jewish Community Center Hit by Molotov Cocktail
5-year-old girl remains in critical condition after stabbing at Irish Catholic School and Large-scale arrests expected for suspected ringleaders of Dublin riot
Unable to go to church: Burkina Faso’s Christians living under threat
As antisemitism spikes across Europe, more fingers are pointing at Russia
Antisemitism surges globally: Hate crimes triple in Toronto
Germany: Antisemitic incidents rose by 320% after Hamas attacked Israel, monitoring group says
UK: Appeal after two men subjected to antisemitic abuse
The Great Mosque Of Paris Denounces Racist Violence By Neo-Nazi Militias
Herzog to Musk: X is full of antisemitism and you can play ‘huge role’ in fighting problem
Select All-Hazards Stories
‘I’ve been waiting for you’: Vermont shooting is being investigated as a hate crime and Everything We Know About the Man Accused of Shooting 3 Palestinian Students in Vermont and Suspect in shooting of 3 Palestinian college students in Vermont pleads not guilty
Ex-Marine Corps Reservist from Irvine sentenced for lying to FBI during terrorism investigation
Display in Miami’s Design District vandalized with anti-Israel messages
California GOP Rep. David Valadao’s office vandalized by anti-Israel protestors
Skokie man accused of making several Evanston bomb threats after other charges
French government urges calm after teen’s death at party sparks far-right riots
Online Gendered Narratives, LGBTQI+ Targeting, and the Far-Right in Australia and the UK
Israel-Hamas Truce Reaches Fifth Day After Extension Deal
Counter Terrorist Financing Taskforce – Israel (CTFTI) – FIU Task Force Public Statement
Lake Effect Snow Continues; Heavy Rainfall Potential for Hawaii National Weather Service
Despite El Niño, hurricane season activity ends up well above average
CDC Speaks Out Over China’s Pneumonia Outbreak as Concerns Grow
Update on SARS-CoV-2 Variant BA.2.86 Being Tracked by CDC
US flu cases, hospitalizations keep climbing
UK detects its first human case of swine flu strain
Deadly US Salmonella outbreak tied to cantaloupe infects 99
FBI New York Warns of Charity Fraud During Israel-Hamas Conflict and FBI Jacksonville Warns of Charity Fraud Amid Conflicts
Children making AI-generated child abuse images, says charity
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of November 20, 2023
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