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June 19, 2023
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NJOHSP: US Domestic Extremist Incidents Nearly Doubled in 2022
As part of its annual Threat Assessment, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness analysts have mapped out 27 domestic extremist attacks, disrupted plots and threats of violence by 32 U.S.-based individuals associated with anti-government, racially motivated, religious and single-issue groups and ideologies in 2022. The number of incidents nearly doubled the amount reported in 2021. Domestic extremists operate individually or coordinate with like-minded individuals online or in-person to engage in violence or intimidation using a wide variety of attack methods to target civilians, government officials and public- or private-sector institutions around the nation. Authorities arrested eight individuals in the tri-state area, including Dion Marsh of Lakewood, New Jersey, in April 2022, for attacking four members of the Orthodox Jewish community in Lakewood and Jackson, New Jersey. View NJOHSP’s map of Domestic Extremist Incidents in 2022.
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Additional Resources 2023 Threat Assessment | NJSARS
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NJOHSP Seeks Volunteers to Improve its Website Navigation
NJOHSP is seeking volunteers to test its new website navigation. Participation in this brief activity will help improve the NJOHSP.gov user experience. The online assessment should only take 15 minutes to complete and will be available until June 30, 2023.
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![New Jersey Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Cell](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/NJOHSP/2023/01/7012162/4571535/njccic-header-new_crop.png) NJCCIC Offers No-Cost Cybersecurity Awareness Presentations
The New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell is available to provide no-cost cybersecurity awareness presentations based on an organization’s needs. Topics include the current cyber threat landscape, ransomware prevention and mitigation techniques and customized information. Each presentation concludes with a question and answer session. A list of available presentations is below.
Current Cyber Threats and Best Practices: Provides an overview of the different types of profit-motivated cybercrime targeting U.S. businesses, governments and private citizens. NJCCIC staff will outline the tactics and trends in cybercrime, including, but not limited to, ransomware, business email compromise, social engineering, data theft, skimming devices and other extortion tactics.
Ransomware Prevention: Provides a deep dive into ransomware, a type of malicious software that attempts to extort money from victims by restricting access to computer systems, mobile devices and files. NJCCIC staff will outline the ways in which ransomware works, why it is so prevalent and the best practices for individuals and organizations to protect themselves from an infection. Staff will also present videos demonstrating the ransomware infection process, the impact of a ransomware attack on a small business, a hacker’s advertisement promoting the sale of a ransomware kit and a brute-force attack on a remote desktop protocol port.
Custom Presentation: Custom presentations are tailored to meet the needs of an organization and may include sector-specific information on vulnerabilities and cyber threats. NJCCIC staff will incorporate an overview of best practices for mitigating and managing cyber risk.
Presentation requests must be submitted at least 30 days before a scheduled event to help ensure NJCCIC availability. Visit the NJCCIC’s website to schedule a presentation today.
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Additional Resources Cybersecurity Awareness Presentations | Incident Reporting | NJCCIC Membership
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![New and Note Official](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/NJOHSP/2023/02/7210443/4594763/my-project-copy-1_crop.png) Top US Cyber Official Warns of Chinese Cyberattacks on US Infrastructure
China’s cyber-espionage and sabotage capabilities would pose an “epoch-defining threat” to U.S. critical pipelines and transportation infrastructure in the event of open warfare between the two nations, the top U.S. cybersecurity official warned during a June 12 engagement at the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly said Beijing is making major investments in its ability to sabotage U.S. infrastructure as geopolitical tensions between the two countries increase. “In the event of a conflict, China will almost certainly use aggressive cyber operations to go after our critical infrastructure, to include pipelines and rail lines to delay military deployment and to induce societal panic,” Easterly said. She further noted disruptions from such attacks would be extremely difficult to prevent. Chinese cyber infiltration and espionage is an ongoing concern for American companies as any disruption of critical pipelines, communications infrastructure or transportation services could cripple the U.S. economy in the case of conflict. Last month, CISA, and its international partners in Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand, warned of activity by Chinese hacking group, Volt Typhoon, which had been targeting networks linked to U.S. critical infrastructure. Easterly expressed that Americans should remain prepared for similar hacking groups to target pipelines and railways, should open conflict occur.
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Contact Information
For more information, please contact communications@njohsp.gov.
The NJOHSP Weekly Bulletin is a weekly publication of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and is intended to provide our constituents with finished intelligence and resiliency publications and announcements.
Report Suspicious Activity: Call 1-866-4-SAFE-NJ or email tips@njohsp.gov
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