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.
Independent and Private Schools Address Unique Cybersecurity Threats
From EdTech item:
“Westminster Christian School CIO Omar Valerio is so focused on cybersecurity that he’s essentially turned his office into his very own security operations center. Two video displays mounted on his walls and four desktop monitors provide real-time views of network traffic and security monitoring tools that alert him to potential threats. For Valerio, security is paramount because K–12 schools face a continuous onslaught of cyberattacks. Cyberthieves target schools because of the valuable student and employee data they house and because they view them as easier prey for ransomware, phishing and other attacks.”
The EdTech item details:
- Private and Independent Schools’ Cybersecurity Needs
- Private School Takes a Comprehensive Approach to Cybersecurity
- Independent School Looks to the Cloud for Advanced Protection
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Analyst Comments:
Faith-Based Organization (FBO) with educational operations face additional cybersecurity issues. As the article states, schools are a target for cyberattacks because of all the data they maintain.
FBO’s should consider reviewing the article for cybersecurity methods that may pertain to their own operations. As always, Faith-Based ISAO’s website provides resources in the Resource Library, including information on Protecting Digital Assets.
Nerd Out EP 49. Foreign Influence, extremism, a top 3, and the Acolyte
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, Alec and Dave went through the recent news talking about the foreign influence that is creating security concerns around the world. Then they looked at the latest extremist news before getting into a new segment that talks to three of their considerations for building a security program. Then they wrapped up digging into the happenings of the Acolyte and what they think may happen in the finale.
Links to the items discussed in this episode can be found on the Nerd Out EP 49 website.
Information on other Gate 15 podcasts can be found at Podcasts (gate15.global).
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