Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 9 July 2025

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.

CSU: Updated Forecast for 2025 Hurricane Activity

Colorado State University (CSU) has decreased its forecast slightly and is now calling for a slightly above-normal 2025 Atlantic basin hurricane season. The primary reason for the slight decrease in the outlook is both observed and predicted high levels of Caribbean shear. High levels of Caribbean shear in June/July are typically associated with less active hurricane seasons.

However, they also anticipate the tropical Pacific to be characterized by ENSO neutral conditions. Sea surface temperatures across the eastern and central Atlantic are slightly warmer than normal, but not as warm as they were last year at this time. A warmer-than-normal tropical Atlantic combined with likely ENSO neutral conditions typically provides a more conducive dynamic and thermodynamic environment for hurricane formation and intensification. We anticipate a slightly above-average probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the continental United States coastline and in the Caribbean.

Analyst Comments: As with all hurricane seasons, coastal residents are reminded that it only takes one hurricane making landfall to make it an active season. Thorough preparations should be made every season, regardless of predicted activity. Recent tragic incidents in Texas demonstrate the importance of investing in preparedness resources to ensure the safety of people and places. Organizations in hurricane-prone regions (and not just along the coast), should consider reviewing the Ready Business Hurricane Toolkit and taking necessary actions.

FB-ISAO Newsletter, v7, Issue 7 – FB-ISAO

The July 2025 FB-ISAO newsletter reports raising physical and cyber threat levels to “ELEVATED” for U.S. faith-based organizations, reflecting on increased likelihood of incidents without specific threats. Recent conflicts, including U.S.-Iran tensions, have heightened risks of arson, harassment, protests, and cyberattacks against religious groups. FB-ISAO is actively sharing daily threat intelligence, advising on suspicious mail handling, and expanding its Operational Resilience Group to help members strengthen physical and cyber readiness in this evolving environment.

TLP: CLEAR | FB-ISAO Newsletter. The July 2025 Newsletter has been directly distributed to members and may be accessed here.

Weekly Security Spring EP 117. Severe weather preparedness, FBI PSA on scams, and quick hits

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.

This week’s Weekly Security Sprint with Dave and Andy the following topics were covered:

Stopping Vehicles Before They Become Weapons at Church
DHS to cut 75% of staff in its intelligence office amid heightened threat environments
North Korean IT Worker Threat: Microsoft

The above Gate 15 Weekly Security Sprint website also provides links to many security-related items of interest.

Information on other Gate 15 podcasts can be found at Podcast.

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