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Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post

Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 13 December 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. 

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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Membership in FB-ISAO is open to all Faith-Based Organizations including Houses of Worship, Charities, Faith-Based Schools and their affiliated organizations. Join FB-ISAO!

The December 2023 Newsletter has been directly distributed to members and may be accessed here.

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

North Carolina’s first and only women’s Holocaust memorial statue vandalized in Greensboro, police say

CAIR SFBA Condemns Hate Crime Against Advocates for Palestinian Rights, Calls on San Jose Police Department for Swift Investigation

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

Church Mutual: Nonprofit Organizations, Schools and Houses of Worship Play Critical Role in Supporting Americans During Severe Weather Emergencies

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

French teachers stage walkout after Muslim students ‘offended’ over Renaissance painting spark safety concerns

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

WHO Influenza Website

Recovering after tornados in Tennessee? Spot the scams

How to spot the latest job scams

“Amazon got hacked” messages are a false alarm

The Gift (Walmart Bag) Scam

U.S. Attorney’s Office, the FBI, and State and Local Law Enforcement Officials Release Third “Don’t Click December” PSA

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

New Artificial Intelligence Information Sharing Analysis Center (AI-ISAC) Launches at Kennedy Space Center

French documentary reveals TikTok’s attempts to influence Taiwan elections

50K WordPress sites exposed to RCE attacks by critical bug in backup plugin

Findings and Updates from CISA’s Ongoing Collaboration with Education Technology Vendors to Address K-12 Cybersecurity Challenges 

Cloudflare 2023 Year in Review

Apple Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Microsoft Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Dell security advisory (AV23-752)

IBM security advisory (AV23-751)

More Security-focused Content

Read a report detailing attacks on Faith-Based organizations following the Dobbs ruling.
Read the October 2023 Threat Level Statement Update
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.

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