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Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 13 December 2023
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FB-ISAO-Newsletter
Volume 5, Issue 12
December-2023
Stories in this month’s newsletter include:
- Guess Who Prepares for the Holidays All Year Long?
- What You Should Know: Threat Guide
- The newsletter Spotlights: The Defenders (A Holiday Poem)
The newsletter also covers the Threat Level, FB-ISAO Advisory Board, how to join FB-ISAO, FB_ISAO Slack, and upcoming FB-ISAO events.
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Nerd Out EP 43: Reviewing security predictions, and security news of the year
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 welcomes back his old Risk Roundtable partners as Jennifer Lyn Walker makes time way from her media tour to join Andy Jabbour on a special year-end review. Dave takes the gang through some of the security predictions for 2023 as they determine if they hit the mark, were slightly off target, or missed the target. Then they looked at the top security news of the year ranging from ransomware to casino breaches and major geopolitical events.
Information on other Gate 15 blogs can be found at Podcasts (gate15.global).
More Faith-Based Stories
Church building destroyed by early morning fire in Yonkers
CA: Fire at historic Second Samoan Church jolts two Long Beach flocks – two weeks before Christmas
AZ: Man accused of setting churches on fire in Douglas scheduled for hearing
MI: Performer catches fire at Northridge Christmas concert from freak accident
Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty to Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act Violation for Damaging Pregnancy Center and Nonbinary ‘socialist’ pleads guilty to vandalizing pro-life pregnancy center: ‘Abort God’
Update: Woman attacks Black Hebrew Israelite protest because it’s racist against whites: report
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE AT HARVARD ANNOUNCES MARCUS COLEMAN OF FEMA AS 2023 META-LEADER OF THE YEAR Director of DHS Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Billings Jewish groups boost security in wake of Hamas attacks
Two Nashville churches, wrecked by tornadoes years apart, lean on each other in storms’ wake
US synagogues face skyrocketing security costs. Rabbis call it an ‘antisemitism tax.’
FEMA, DHS Reaffirm Commitment to Counter Faith- Based Discrimination
FEMA: Community-Based Workshop Helps Organizations that Work with Children
ADL: Global Antisemitic Incidents In the Wake of Hamas’ War on Israel
US synagogues face skyrocketing security costs. Rabbis call it an ‘antisemitism tax.’
Homepage ORG | ADL Map of Antisemitic Incidents
Muslim teacher abused in front of students on the London Underground
Polish Lawmaker Extinguishes Menorah Candles
UK: Church flooded with donations after thieves pilfer money intended for children’s charity
UK: Abortion clinic safe access zones: non-statutory guidance
Australia: Minns Government to deliver safety, security and resilience for faith groups across NSW
Select All-Hazards Stories
FBI PSA: Threat of Violence Likely Heightened Throughout Winter and FBI issues warning of lone actor violence for holiday events
See Something Say Something Campaign: Everyone Plays a Role in “If You See Something, Say Something®.” New general awareness video. download the video file here
FEMA Releases the 2023 National Preparedness Report
India ask FBI to share intelligence on Sikh separatists – source
Reichsbürger: German far-right extremists charged with planning violent coup
Netherlands raises terrorism threat level to ‘substantial.’
Winter Storm in Alaska; Lake Effect Snow in the Great Lakes; Snow in the Southern Rockies and High Plains National Weather Service
Covid and flu rising ahead of holidays, increasing ER visits
Recovering after tornados in Tennessee? Spot the scams
How to spot the latest job scams
“Amazon got hacked” messages are a false alarm
Two Men Charged for Operating $25M Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme
How Russia uses the Israel-Gaza Crisis in its disinformation campaign against the West
AI threats pose great cyber risks to smaller companies, experts tell House panel
QR PHISHING LEADS TO MICROSOFT 365 ACCOUNT COMPROMISE
FTC Announces CARS Rule to Fight Scams in Vehicle Shopping
French documentary reveals TikTok’s attempts to influence Taiwan elections
50K WordPress sites exposed to RCE attacks by critical bug in backup plugin
Cloudflare 2023 Year in Review
Apple Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products
Microsoft Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products
More Security-focused Content
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