Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 30 December 2024

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.

FBI Report: No Threat to Public Safety Related to UAS Sightings

The FBI’s Office of Private Sector (OPS) has published to highlight information on reported unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) sightings. Significantly, the report states that “the FBI has not identified any threat to public safety or evidence of malicious foreign actors associated with the sightings.”

Analyst Comments:

The TLP:GREEN report has been uploaded into the FB-ISAO Slack Workspace for members to review.

Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM)

In light of recent incidents, the UK’s National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) is highlighting their Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) services. The full suite of advice and guidance on Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) available on the public website. This includes how to survey a site and how to select and holistically install appropriate temporary, socketed or permanent vehicle security barrier systems.

Analyst Comments:

CISA has also developed several resources that members may find useful:

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