Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 6 May 2026

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.

ADL Records Historic High in Antisemitic Assaults and Attacks with Deadly Weapons

The Anti-Defamation League’s 2025 audit indicated that while total incidents dropped to 6,274 (a 33% decrease from 2024), the nature of those incidents became more violent. Physical assaults rose to 203 cases (the highest levels in decades) with a notable increase in attacks involving weapons. The incidents include three antisemitic murders, marking the first such fatalities in years. This reflects a broader trend in which antisemitism is intensifying in severity even as overall frequency declines. Incidents remained widespread across all 50 states, with places like New York City seeing particularly high numbers, and at least 300 individuals directly affected by assaults. Harassment and vandalism both decreased significantly, and incidents tied to Israel or Zionism also declined compared to 2024, alongside a drop in white supremacist propaganda. College campuses experienced one of the steepest improvements, with incidents falling sharply likely due to increased policy enforcement and institutional pressure though levels remain elevated compared to earlier years. Meanwhile, K–12 schools saw relatively stable incident rates, often driven by peer-to-peer behavior rather than organized groups. Overall, the data underscores that antisemitism in the U.S. is not diminishing so much as evolving, with fewer but more dangerous incidents, prompting experts to emphasize both security measures and long-term prevention strategies.

Summary Playbook: AI Risk Management Checklist for Leaders

The Gate 15 AI Risk Playbook emphasizes that organizations are rapidly adopting AI faster than they can properly govern or secure it, creating a widening gap between innovation and preparedness where risk grows. It highlights that many organizations lack basic visibility into their AI exposure such as who owns AI risk, where vulnerabilities exist, and how leadership would respond during an AI-driven incident making even small issues capable of escalating into operational disruption, reputational damage, or regulatory consequences. The playbook underscores that AI accelerates the speed, scale, and sophistication of threats, enabling attacks like social engineering or misuse to occur more quickly and convincingly than before. As a result, it stresses the need for proactive preparedness, including clear governance, defined ownership, and practiced response plans, rather than reactive measures. Ultimately, the key takeaway is that organizations that build AI risk awareness and response capabilities now will be better positioned to detect, manage, and limit harm, while those that delay will face higher-impact incidents under pressure with little structure to respond effectively.

Weekly Security Sprint EP 156. Scams, Cyber Reports, & Hurricane Preparedness

The Gate 15 Security Sprint is a weekly rundown of the week’s notable all-hazards security news, risks and threats and some of the key focus areas for organizations to consider behind the headlines. Gate 15 team members discuss physical security, cybersecurity, natural hazards, health threats and other issues across our environment.

In this week’s Weekly Security Sprint Dave and Andy covered the following topics:

• New FTC Data Show People Have Lost Billions to Social Media Scams
• Take9! Seconds for a safer world
• New 2026 ‘IOCTA’ highlights sophisticated tactics and emerging challenges in the digital landscape – Europol unveils comprehensive analysis of evolving cybercrime threats
• Global Encryption Coalition (GEC).
• Ransomware
• Presidential Message on National Hurricane Preparedness Week

Information on other Gate 15 podcasts can be found at Podcasts (gate15.global).