Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 5 December 2025

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. 

Homeland security head reveals plans to widen US travel ban to more than 30 countries

In recent remarks, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem  said the U.S. intends to greatly expand its travel ban, putting more than 30 countries on a list of places whose citizens would be barred from entering the U.S. Noem didn’t name which countries would be added. The reasoning given: concerns over unstable governments abroad and fears the U.S. can’t properly vet people coming from those places.

Analyst Comments: An expand on the travel ban may not just affect airports and visas it could ripple into Houses of Worship (HOWs) life also. Many HOWs organize mission trips, host visiting pastors, partner with overseas congregations, or send youth groups abroad to do service work. If those countries HOWs may send to are flagged this can complicate travel and relationships. Causing HOWs to hesitate to plan travel. Therefore, HOWs should be aware of what countries are on the ban list and how to go about mission trips and travel abroad.

How Executive Protection is Changing One Year After UnitedHealthcare CEO Attack

It’s been a year since a gunman killed the CEO, changing the world of executive protection. What used to be considered “optional” security for top leaders is now increasingly viewed as mandatory by companies’ boards. In the months after the attack, there was a rush to hire security guards, before organizations realized that kind of reactive approach didn’t really address the root risk. Instead, companies are shifting toward smarter, intelligence-driven protection. Now security teams incorporate continuous threats monitoring: tracking social media, analyzing whether someone online could pose a real danger, and keeping an eye on where executives travel or live. At the same time, the idea of who needs protection is widening to include not just the CEO, but senior executives, direct reports, and other high-impact employees, especially those who travel or are in visible roles.

Analyst Comments: Companies should now consider treating protection not as a perk, but as part of baseline duty of care: senior leaders could now be included in mandated security plans. HOWs don’t have the same security requirements as companies but should consider providing increased levels of security in a similar manner as domestic tensions rise.