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March 18, 2024
![NJOHSP Official Weekly](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/NJOHSP/2023/02/7210457/4594762/my-project-1-4_crop.png) NJOHSP Equipping 6,400-Plus Houses of Worship with Bleeding Control Kits
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To improve active shooter incident survival at the state’s more than 6,400 houses of worship, the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness launched its “Bleeding Control Kits” initiative March 8. NJOHSP will provide approximately 7,100 kits to thousands of New Jersey houses of worship to help prevent deaths among victims with traumatic injuries received during an active shooter or hostile event incident, prior to the arrival of first responders. Mass gatherings are an attractive target for domestic extremists and houses of worship are especially vulnerable due to easy access and limited security and protective measures. From 2018 to 2022, domestic extremists and homegrown violent extremists carried out 16 attacks on soft targets nationwide, resulting in 60 deaths and 66 injuries. “Our hope is that no one ever has to use these kits,” said NJOHSP Director Laurie Doran. “A victim, depending on the wound’s location and severity, may have five to eight minutes to slow blood loss. While many religious organizations have become more vigilant with mitigating risks and threat levels, the quick action of bystanders can drastically improve the survivability of the wounded as they wait for first responder’s arrival. Equipping houses of worship and parishioners with vital training and lifesaving kits will better prepare them for an incident.” The kits contain basic items used to stop extreme hemorrhages and pneumothorax injuries and include:
- A combat application tourniquet
- A 4-inch emergency pressure bandage
- Compressed crinkle gauze
- 2 chest seals
- Medical gloves
- Trauma sheers
NJOHSP’s initiative, funded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and is based on the national “Stop the Bleed” awareness campaign.
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Additional Resources NJOHSP Active Shooter Response Training
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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: Malicious Copycat Applications Found in Apple App Store
The Apple App Store has uncovered fraudulent versions of popular apps, including fake password vaults and cryptocurrency wallets. Threat actors are using these malicious apps to steal credentials and crypto seed phrases, allowing them to access accounts and steal funds and identities. Millions of individuals and organizations utilize the legitimate password manager LastPass, which was falsely represented by an imposter app named LassPass. The fraudulent app resembled the legitimate app’s branding, including colors, logo and user interface. The Apple App Store removed the app for violating Apple’s copycat app guidelines. The New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell advises users to download applications only from official sources after analyzing customer reviews. Users who have downloaded malicious apps should uninstall them promptly, and credentials used to log in to the apps should be immediately changed. If you identify a malicious app, report the activity to the Apple App Store (reportaproblem.apple.com), the FBI’s IC3 and the NJCCIC. For more information, visit the NJCCIC’s website.
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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) US 1 Step Closer to Banning TikTok Over National Security Concerns
The U.S. House overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation March 13 requiring TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the social media platform to a country that is not a U.S. adversary or face a total ban in the U.S. The bill was fast-tracked to a vote following unanimous approval by the House Energy and Commerce Committee March 7. The measure, which passed 352 to 65 with one abstention, gives China-owned ByteDance 165 days to divest from TikTok. Critics call the video-sharing app a national security threat, saying it could collect sensitive user data and politically censor content. Proponents of the bill also contend its popularity among young Americans gives the ruling Chinese Communist Party a platform for a mass influence campaign. FBI Director Christopher Wray previously testified before Congress that the app is a tool of the Chinese government and “screams out with national security concerns.” TikTok mounted an aggressive lobbying campaign to kill the legislation, arguing that it would violate the First Amendment rights of its 170 million U.S. users and negatively impact the thousands of small businesses that rely on it. In January 2023, New Jersey banned the use of TikTok on State government devices citing cybersecurity concerns. It isn’t clear if the Senate will take up the bill referred to as the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.” Legislators have yet to announce a timeline for a U.S. Senate vote.
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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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