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January 29, 2024
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Updates from NJOHSP's Quarterly Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force Meeting
The Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force, chaired by the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, held its quarterly meeting Jan. 24 at the New Jersey Regional Operations and Intelligence Center in Ewing. Established by the State legislature in October 2001, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the DSPTF preserves, protects, and sustains domestic security and ensures a comprehensive program of domestic preparedness. Dozens of State and law enforcement leaders attended the recent meeting, where discussions centered around the federal fiscal year 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program, statewide active shooter training protocol, 2024 election security, NJOHSP's Counterintelligence Program, the statewide intelligence strategy and updates on the Israel-HAMAS conflict impacts to New Jersey. In addition to NJOHSP staff, attendees included representatives from the agency's New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, the New Jersey State Police, the New Jersey Department of State, the New Jersey Department of Health, the New Jersey Department of Labor, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and the New Jersey Department of Corrections among others. The next scheduled quarterly DSPTF meeting is slated for April.
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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: Unknown Database Exposes 26 Billion Records
Cyber researchers recently discovered a massive data leak containing over 26 billion user records on an unsecured database. Dubbed the “Mother of all Breaches” the trove of leaked information contains more than 3,800 folders, each corresponding to a separate breach. The leak also contains the sensitive data of governmental organizations in several countries, including the U.S. The exposed information is valuable to malicious threat actors who could leverage the aggregated dataset in various cyberattacks, including identity theft schemes, sophisticated phishing and spear phishing campaigns and unauthorized access to personal and sensitive accounts. Despite the lack of comprehensive federal data privacy laws for data collection, recent New Jersey legislation requires certain entities doing business in New Jersey to notify consumers when their personal data is collected and disclosed to third parties. Similar legislation has passed in other states. The New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell advises users to reduce their digital footprint and urges caution when sharing personal information. Users of compromised accounts should immediately change their password, including separate accounts with the same password. Users are also encouraged to enable any form of multi-factor authentication (MFA) offered. Additionally, users should employ tools such as haveibeenpwned.com to determine if a public data breach has exposed personally identifiable information (PII). Users who suspect their PII was compromised should review the Identity Theft and Compromised PII NJCCIC Informational Report for additional recommendations and resources.
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Additional Resources 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) Violent Extremism on the Rise Among Veterans
Veterans' involvement with violent extremism is on the rise, according to a recent report by the Institute for Defense Analyses. The report, commissioned and recently released by the U.S. Department of Defense, also notes that violent extremism is not widespread among active U.S. military members. The report suggests that anecdotal accounts of service members involved in violent extremist events create a false impression that violent extremism is a more significant issue than is the case. The accounts often fail to differentiate between current service members and veterans, a demographic found to participate in violent extremism at higher rates. “Extremist organizations have been known to target veterans as they separate from service and transition to civilian life,” the report states. “Former service members can be particularly vulnerable to extremist organizations that appear to offer a continuation of the camaraderie and shared identity and connectedness that individuals experienced while serving in uniform.” While the study found there are no more violent extremists in the military than in the overall population, racism and sexism are ongoing problems in the U.S. Armed Forces. The Defense Department authorized the study following a recommendation from a Pentagon working group formed in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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Contact Information
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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.
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