Summary: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington-based think tank, published a report analyzing the terrorist threat landscape around the world. The report, “Global Terrorism Threat Assessment 2025,” asserts that terrorism remains a serious threat to the U.S. and its allies.
The following posts are useful for general awareness of current physical security threats, natural disaster resilience, preparedness resources, mitigation guidance, and other security-related news or updates. These resources have been curated by the WaterISAC analyst team as items of broad relevance and benefit that do not need supplemental analysis at this time.
Natural Hazards/Climate Change
Summary: As part of their First Responder’s Toolbox series, the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), DHS, and the FBI published a report providing public safety officials with event planning considerations in light of potential terrorist plotting in the U.S. homeland.
Summary: April is Emergency Communications Month. This annual tradition, started by CISA, honors the nation’s emergency responders and communicators. It also emphasizes the importance of emergency communications and the need to work together in building resilient critical infrastructure by highlighting free government resources and programs.
The following posts are useful for general awareness of current physical security threats, natural disaster resilience, preparedness resources, mitigation guidance, and other security-related news or updates. These resources have been curated by the WaterISAC analyst team as items of broad relevance and benefit that do not need supplemental analysis at this time.
Natural Hazards/Climate Change
Summary: Today, Colorado State University’s (CSU’s) Tropical Meteorology Project released its “Extended Range Forecast of Atlantic Seasonal Hurricane Activity and Landfall Strike Probability for 2025.” Similar to last year, forecasters predict above-normal activity for the upcoming season, which runs from June 1 to November 30.
Summary: The Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point published its “Sentinel” magazine for March 2025. This latest issue focuses on the growing drone threat to public safety and critical infrastructure as well as the enduring threat from foreign terrorist organizations.
The following posts are useful for general awareness of current physical security threats, natural disaster resilience, preparedness resources, mitigation guidance, and other security-related news or updates. These resources have been curated by the WaterISAC analyst team as items of broad relevance and benefit that do not need supplemental analysis at this time.
Natural Hazards/Climate Change
Summary: Making the business case for security and rationalizing the allocation of resources for a security project can be difficult. To help security professionals with these efforts, CISA has published a product titled “The Business Case for Security,” which provides data and considerations for senior leaders as they set financial priorities.
Summary: This week, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) published its “Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community.” The assessment focuses on the most direct, serious threats to the U.S. in 2025 and beyond and reflects the collective insights of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). The report notably underscores the growing cyber threat to water and wastewater utilities, as well as the heightened threat environment from violent extremists.
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