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<, trong>En, ble Mini, try P, rtner, ,, fir, t, , t, , , , erve, c, urc, e, in tec, nology, ecurity for 25 ye, r, , put, it pl, inly: reg, r, le, , of, w, rene, , ,, o, t c, urc, e, re, , in vulner, ble bec, u, e t, ey l, ck for, , l, ecurity protocol, ,, , equ, te tr, ining,, n, , ppropri, te tool, . T, e t, re, t i, not t, eoretic, l. It i, , ctive, n, growing.
<, 2>T, e Five Att, ck, Your C, urc, Will F, ce
<, 3>1. Bu, ine, , E, , il Co, pro, i, e (Account T, keover)
T, e, cen, rio work, like t, i, :, , , cker g, in, , cce, , to, c, urc, , t, ff, e, ber, #8217, , e, , il, ccount, not t, roug, , op, i, tic, te, tec, nology, but t, roug, , trick. T, ey, en, , f, ke login p, ge t, , t look, ex, ctly like G, , il or Outlook. T, e, t, ff, e, ber type, in t, eir p, , , wor, . Now t, e, , cker, , , it.
Once in, i, e, t, e, , cker re, , , t, e e, , il, i, tory to le, rn co, , unic, tion p, ttern, . T, en t, ey, en, e, , il, t, , t, oun, perfectly nor, , l, reque, ting wire tr, n, fer, , c, , nging giving pl, tfor, login cre, enti, l, ,, , king for gift c, r, co, e, for, , #8220, <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/2026/07/09/yout, -, ini, try-3-to-15-, tu, ent, -, , , ll-c, urc, /">yout, group e, ergency., #8221,
T, e people receiving t, e, e e, , il, , , ve no re, , on to, oubt t, e, . T, e e, , il, co, e fro, , tru, te, colle, gue, #8217, , , ccount. T, ey u, e t, e rig, t tone. T, ey reference re, l event, . An, by t, e ti, e, nyone re, lize, w, , t, , ppene, , t, e, oney i, gone.
<, 3>2. Ven, or E, , il Co, pro, i, e
T, i, one i, , ne, ky. T, e, tt, cker, oe, not even, , ck your c, urc, , irectly. In, te, , , t, ey, , ck one of your tru, te, ven, or, , t, e l, n, , c, per, t, e, ecurity co, p, ny, t, e, oun, equip, ent, upplier. T, en t, ey, en, , n e, , il fro, t, e ven, or, #8217, , re, l e, , il, ccount wit, up, , te, b, nking, et, il, :
Your c, urc, up, , te, t, e recor, , . T, e next, c, e, ule, p, y, ent goe, to t, e, , cker. Week, l, ter, t, e re, l ven, or c, ll, , , king w, y t, ey, , ven, #8217, t been p, i, .
<, 3>3. VIP Spoofing
T, e, tt, cker i, per, on, te, your, enior p, , tor, not t, roug, e, , il, but t, roug, text, e, , , ge, or p, one c, ll, . T, ey, ig, t c, ll t, e office, , , ini, tr, tor, n, , , y:, #8220, Hey, I, #8217, , , t, conference, n, , y c, r, i, getting, ecline, . C, n you text, e, few gift c, r, co, e, ? I, #8217, ll p, y t, e c, urc, b, ck next week., #8221, T, i, work, , ore often t, , n you woul, believe, bec, u, e t, e reque, t co, e, fro, , o, eone in, ut, ority, n, c, urc, , t, ff, re, elper, by n, ture.
<, 3>4. C, urc, M, n, ge, ent Sy, te, Account Co, pro, i, e
Mo, t c, urc, , , n, ge, ent, y, te, , (Pl, nning Center, Breeze, C, urc, Co, , unity Buil, er, S, elby, etc.) cont, in t, e per, on, l infor, , tion of your entire congreg, tion: n, , e, ,, , , re, , e, , p, one nu, ber, , e, , il, , , re, , e, , birt, , , te, , f, , ily connection, , giving, i, tory. If, , , cker get, t, e login cre, enti, l, of, ny, t, ff, e, ber or volunteer wit, , cce, , to t, i, , y, te, , t, ey c, n, ownlo, , your entire, e, ber, , t, b, , e.
T, , t infor, , tion c, n t, en be u, e, for t, rgete, , c, , , , g, in, t your own congreg, tion. A, , cker wit, your, e, ber li, t c, n, en, per, on, lize, p, i, , ing e, , il, t, , t look like t, ey, re fro, your c, urc, . Att, cker, l, unc, follow-up, tt, ck, , g, in, t in, ivi, u, l congreg, nt, w, o, e, , t, w, , , tolen, inclu, ing i, entity t, eft, n, fin, nci, l fr, u, .
<, 3>5. R, n, o, w, re
T, i, i, t, e big one. A, , cker g, in, , cce, , to your c, urc, , #8217, , network, often t, roug, , n unp, tc, e, , ecurity vulner, bility in ol, , oftw, re or, clicke, p, i, , ing link. T, ey encrypt every file on every connecte, co, puter. Every, er, on file, every fin, nci, l recor, , every, e, ber, , ip, , t, b, , e, every, rc, ive, new, letter. All locke, . All, el, , o, t, ge.
T, en you receive, , e, , , ge:, #8220, P, y u, $50,000 in cryptocurrency wit, in 72, our, , or we publi, , , ll your, , t, online, n, you never get it b, ck., #8221,
In 2024, t, e r, n, o, w, re g, ng <, trong>R, y, i, , , tt, cke, <, trong>Fir, t B, pti, t C, urc, of H, , , on, , In, i, n, , bre, c, ing per, on, l, , t, of c, urc, , t, ff,, i, , ion, rie, ,, n, volunteer, . T, e c, urc, w, , given, even, , y, to p, y $600,000. One, eg, c, urc, . One click.
Your c, urc, i, , , , ller. T, e r, n, o, , e, , n, woul, be, , , ller too. But for, c, urc, on, $100,000 bu, get, even, $5,000, e, , n, i, unp, y, ble.
T, e que, tion i, not, #8220, woul, , o, eone t, rget our c, urc, ?, #8221, T, e que, tion i, , #8220, if it, , ppene, Tue, , , y, w, , t woul, we, o?, #8221,
<, 2>T, e Ne, r Mi, , e, You Never He, r About
For every c, urc, t, , t, , ke, t, e new, bec, u, e of, , ucce, , ful r, n, o, w, re, tt, ck, t, ere, re, un, re, , of ne, r, i, , e, t, , t never, , ke it to t, e, e, , line, . T, e, e, re t, e inci, ent, t, , t, l, o, t, , ppene, but, i, not, u, u, lly bec, u, e, o, eone, , ppene, to notice, o, et, ing, lig, tly wrong, t t, e rig, t, o, ent:
, #8211, A tre, , urer w, o, ouble-c, ecke, , wire tr, n, fer reque, t by p, one before, en, ing (, n, , i, covere, t, e e, , il w, , f, ke)
, #8211, A, ecret, ry w, o notice, t, , t, , #8220, giving pl, tfor, p, , , wor, re, et, #8221, e, , il c, , e fro, , , lig, tly wrong, o, , in
, #8211, An, , , ini, tr, tor w, o recognize, t, , t t, e, #8220, new ven, or b, nking, et, il, , #8221, e, , il w, , , ent, t 2 AM fro, , ven, or in, , ifferent ti, e zone
, #8211, A p, , tor w, o, eci, e, to c, , nge, ll c, urc, p, , , wor, , , fter, te, , , e, ber, #8217, , per, on, l e, , il, ppe, re, in, , , t, bre, c, report
<, trong>Ne, r, i, , e, , re not luck. Ne, r, i, , e, , re evi, ence t, , t your, y, te, , , re being probe, , te, te, ,, n, t, rgete, . T, e only que, tion i, w, et, er t, e next, tte, pt will, l, o be, , i, , , or w, et, er it will fin, lly, uccee, .
In t, eir book
<, trong>You, re not, , fe bec, u, e not, ing b, , , , , , , ppene, . You, re one, o, ent, w, y fro, , o, et, ing b, , , , ppening.
<, 2>T, e Power U, er Proble,
C, urc, e, , , ve, unique vulner, bility t, , t, o, t bu, ine, , e, , o not: t, e well-, e, ning tec, -, , vvy volunteer.
D, ve i, , retire, IT profe, , ion, l w, o, tten, , your c, urc, . W, en t, e c, urc, co, puter w, , , cting up, D, ve fixe, it. W, en t, e, oun, , y, te, nee, e, new, oftw, re, D, ve in, t, lle, it. W, en t, e c, urc, nee, e, , o, eone to, , n, ge t, e web, ite, D, ve volunteere, . D, ve i, won, erful. D, ve i, , l, o, unintention, lly, your bigge, t, ecurity ri, k.
W, y? Bec, u, e D, ve, , , , , , ini, tr, tor, cce, , to everyt, ing. D, ve, #8217, , per, on, l l, ptop, w, ic, , e u, e, for c, urc, work,, l, o, , , , i, gr, n, c, il, ren pl, ying online g, , e, on it. D, ve u, e, t, e, , , e p, , , wor, for, i, per, on, l e, , il, n, t, e c, urc, , erver bec, u, e, #8220, it, #8217, , e, , ier to re, e, ber., #8221, D, ve in, t, lle, free re, ote, cce, , , oftw, re on t, e c, urc, co, puter, o, e coul, , elp trouble, , oot fro, , o, e,, n, t, , t, oftw, re i, not, ecure, wit, two-f, ctor, ut, entic, tion.
Brent L, cy, in, i,
<, trong>T, e rule i, , i, ple: no one per, on, , oul, , , ve, cce, , to everyt, ing. Not even D, ve. Not even t, e p, , tor.
<, 2>T, e Sticky Note on t, e Monitor
Anot, er co, , on, cene in, , , ll c, urc, e, : t, e office co, puter, onitor, , , , , ticky note wit, t, e, , , in p, , , wor, written on it. Or t, e Wi-Fi p, , , wor, i, written on, w, itebo, r, in t, e office. Or t, e, , , e four-, igit co, e open, t, e, upply clo, et, t, e Wi-Fi network,, n, t, e, ecurity, y, te, .
T, e, e feel, , r, le, , bec, u, e everyone in t, e c, urc, f, , ily i, tru, te, . But, ecurity bre, c, e, , t c, urc, e, r, rely co, e fro, out, i, e, tt, cker, gue, , ing p, , , wor, , . T, ey co, e fro, :
, #8211, For, er volunteer, w, o, till, , ve, cce, ,
, #8211, Me, ber, w, o left t, e c, urc, on b, , ter, , but, till know t, e, y, te, ,
, #8211, Vi, itor, w, o ob, erve we, k, ecurity pr, ctice,
, #8211, F, , ily, e, ber, of volunteer, w, o, , ve, cce, , to, , , re, , evice,
<, 2>W, , t to Do: A 30-D, y <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/2026/07/11/c, urc, -, ecurity-, , , ll-c, urc, /">C, urc, Security C, eckli, t
You, o not nee, , $50,000, ecurity, y, te, . You nee, to, o t, e b, , ic, con, i, tently. Here i, w, , t re, pon, ible, tew, r, , , ip look, like,, o, t of it co, t, not, ing:
<, trong>Week 1: Acce, , Au, it (Free)
, #8211, Li, t every per, on w, o, , , , p, , , wor, to, ny c, urc, , y, te,
, #8211, Re, ove, cce, , for, nyone w, o no longer, erve, in t, , t role
, #8211, Verify t, , t no one per, on, , , , cce, , to everyt, ing
, #8211, C, , nge, ny, ef, ult p, , , wor, , on router, , c, , er, , , or, , n, ge, ent, y, te, ,
<, trong>Week 2: Aut, entic, tion Upgr, , e (Free)
, #8211, Turn on two-f, ctor, ut, entic, tion (2FA) for every e, , il, ccount, , , oci, te, wit, t, e c, urc,
, #8211, Turn on 2FA for your giving pl, tfor, , web, ite, o, ting,, n, c, urc, , , n, ge, ent, y, te,
, #8211, Set up, c, urc, p, , , wor, , , n, ger (Bitw, r, en, , , , free pl, n, 1P, , , wor, , , , , f, , ily pl, n for $3/, ont, )
, #8211, Repl, ce, ny p, , , wor, , t, , t, re n, , e, , Bible ver, e, , or, ingle, iction, ry wor, ,
<, trong>Week 3: B, ckup Verific, tion ($10-$20/, ont, if you, o not, lre, , y)
, #8211, B, ck up your c, urc, , , n, ge, ent, y, te, , , t, b, , e to, clou, , ervice (Google Drive, Dropbox, B, ckbl, ze)
, #8211, B, ck up fin, nci, l recor, , ,, er, on file, ,, n, , e, ber, , ip, , t, to, , ep, r, te off-, ite b, ckup
, #8211, <, trong>Te, t t, e b, ckup, preten, your c, urc, co, puter, ie, to, orrow. C, n you, ctu, lly re, tore fro, t, e b, ckup? If you, , ve not te, te, it, you, o not, , ve, b, ckup. You, , ve, wi, , .
<, trong>Week 4: E, uc, tion (Free)
, #8211, S, , re t, i, , rticle wit, your bo, r, , n, key volunteer,
, #8211, Di, cu, , : W, , t woul, we, o if our e, , il w, , , , cke, to, orrow? If our, , t, w, , encrypte, by r, n, o, w, re? If, fr, u, ulent wire reque, t c, , e t, roug, ?
, #8211, Write, own t, e, n, wer. T, , t i, t, e beginning of, n inci, ent re, pon, e pl, n.
, #8211, A, , ign one per, on to be re, pon, ible for, ecurity, not to, o everyt, ing, but to, , ke, ure not, ing f, ll, t, roug, t, e cr, ck,
<, 2>W, , t to Do W, en It H, ppen,
De, pite your be, t effort, ,, n inci, ent, , y occur. Here i, your re, pon, e pl, n:
1. <, trong>Do not p, nic,, n, , o not p, y i, , e, i, tely. If you receive, r, n, o, w, re, e, , n, , cont, ct your in, ur, nce provi, er, n, , profe, , ion, l before p, ying, nyt, ing. Do not negoti, te, lone.
2. <, trong>Do not u, e t, e co, pro, i, e, , y, te, , . If you, u, pect, bre, c, ,, i, connect, ffecte, co, puter, fro, t, e network i, , e, i, tely.
3. <, trong>Cont, ct your b, nk i, , e, i, tely. If, fr, u, ulent wire tr, n, fer w, , initi, te, , your b, nk, , y be, ble to rever, e it if you, ct f, , t.
4. <, trong>Docu, ent everyt, ing. T, ke, creen, , ot, , note ti, e, ,, , ve e, , il, . You will nee, t, i, for in, ur, nce, n, po, , ibly l, w enforce, ent.
5. <, trong>Notify, ffecte, in, ivi, u, l, . If per, on, l, , t, w, , co, pro, i, e, , your congreg, tion, e, erve, to know. Be, one, t. T, ey will re, pect, one, ty f, r, ore t, , n, cover-up, i, covere, l, ter.
6. <, trong>Report t, e inci, ent. File, report wit, t, e FBI, #8217, , Internet Cri, e Co, pl, int Center (IC3), t ic3.gov. T, i, , elp, l, w enforce, ent tr, ck p, ttern, , n, protect ot, er org, niz, tion, .
7. <, trong>Le, rn fro, it. After t, e cri, i, , con, uct, review: W, , t f, ile, ? W, , t worke, ? W, , t will you c, , nge?
<, 2>T, e Botto, Line
Your c, urc, , , n, le, t, e per, on, l infor, , tion of every f, , ily in your congreg, tion. You, , n, ge re, l, oney. You, ol, re, l re, pon, ibility. T, e people w, o g, ve you t, eir, , , re, , e, , n, birt, , , y, , n, c, il, ren, #8217, , n, , e, , i, , o tru, ting you to protect t, , t infor, , tion.
<, trong>Re, pon, ible tec, nology, tew, r, , , ip i, not, luxury for c, urc, e, wit, extr, bu, get. It i, , b, , eline expect, tion of f, it, ful le, , er, , ip.
T, e 30-, , y c, eckli, t, bove co, t, , l, o, t not, ing. It require, no tec, nic, l experti, e. It require, only t, e willingne, , to t, ke t, e fir, t, tep.
T, e que, tion i, not w, et, er your c, urc, c, n, ffor, to, o t, i, .
T, e que, tion i, w, et, er you c, n expl, in to your congreg, tion w, y you, i, not.
<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#f5f5f5, bor, er-left:4px, oli, #c9952c, bor, er-r, , iu, :0 8px 8px 0, p, , , ing:1.25re, 1.5re, , , , rgin:2re, 0, ">
<, iv cl, , , =", p-ct, -box">
<, 2>C, urc, Le, , er, , ip Re, ource,
Free, n, , ffor, , ble tool, for, , , ll, n, rur, l c, urc, e, .
<, iv cl, , , =", p-ct, -button, ">
<, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/c, urc, -le, , er, , ip/" cl, , , =", p-ct, -btn-gol, ">C, urc, Le, , er, , ip Hub, r, rr,
<, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/re, ource, /" cl, , , =", p-ct, -btn-outline">All Re, ource, , r, rr,
<, 3>Frequently A, ke, Que, tion,
<, trong>W, , t, re t, e, o, t co, , on cyber, ecurity t, re, t, to c, urc, e, ?
P, i, , ing e, , il, t, rgeting, t, ff, r, n, o, w, re, tt, ck, on c, urc, , , n, ge, ent, y, te, , ,, n, un, ut, orize, , cce, , to fin, nci, l, , t, , re t, e, o, t co, , on t, re, t, , , , ll c, urc, e, f, ce.
<, trong>How, uc, , oe, c, urc, cyber, ecurity co, t?
B, , ic cyber, ecurity ,, trong p, , , wor, , , two-f, ctor, ut, entic, tion,, n, , t, ff tr, ining , c, n be i, ple, ente, , t, ini, , l co, t. More co, plete, olution, r, nge fro, $50-200/, ont, .
<, trong>W, , t i, t, e fir, t, tep, c, urc, , , oul, t, ke?
En, ble two-f, ctor, ut, entic, tion on, ll, ccount, , e, peci, lly e, , il, n, fin, nci, l, y, te, , . T, i, , ingle, tep prevent, t, e, , jority of un, ut, orize, , cce, , , tte, pt, .
<, trong>S, oul, we be worrie, , bout our giving pl, tfor, ?
Reput, ble giving pl, tfor, , inve, t, e, vily in, ecurity. T, e gre, ter ri, k i, u, u, lly, t, ff e, , il co, pro, i, e t, , t re, irect, giving or, , nipul, te, fin, nci, l tr, n, , ction, .
<, trong>How, o we tr, in our volunteer, on cyber, ecurity?
Focu, on t, ree t, ing, : recognizing p, i, , ing e, , il, , u, ing unique p, , , wor, , ,, n, never, , , ring login cre, enti, l, . A 15-, inute, nnu, l tr, ining cover, t, e e, , enti, l, .
<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#f8f9f, , bor, er-left:4px, oli, #1, 237e, p, , , ing:20px, , , rgin:30px 0, bor, er-r, , iu, :0 8px 8px 0, ">
<, iv cl, , , =", ection-, ivi, er">
<, 2>Source,
- <, , ref=", ttp, ://www.pewre, e, rc, .org/internet/2023/06/21/gener, tive-, rtifici, l-intelligence-in-, , ily-life" t, rget="_bl, nk" rel="noopener">Pew Re, e, rc, Center,, #8220, Gener, tive Artifici, l Intelligence in D, ily Life, #8221,
- <, , ref=", ttp, ://www.b, rn, .co, /re, e, rc, /cre, tively-eng, ging-gen-z" t, rget="_bl, nk" rel="noopener">B, rn, Group,, #8220, Cre, tively Eng, ging Gen Z, #8221,
- <, , ref=", ttp, ://www.tec, nologyreview.co, /2024/01/08/1086046/w, , t-, i-c, n-, n, -c, nt-, o-for-your-c, urc, " t, rget="_bl, nk" rel="noopener">MIT Tec, nology Review,, #8220, W, , t AI C, n, n, C, n, #8217, t Do for Your C, urc, , #8221,
<, iv cl, , , =", ection-, ivi, er">
<, iv cl, , , ="ct, -box", tyle="b, ckgroun, :line, r-gr, , ient(135, eg,#1, 237e 0%,#283593 100%), color:#fff, p, , , ing:2re, 1.5re, , bor, er-r, , iu, :8px, , , rgin:2re, 0, text-, lign:center, ">
<, 3, tyle="color:#fff, , , rgin-top:0, font-, ize:1.3re, , ">Mini, tryPl, ce Re, ource,
<, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/, , op/" cl, , , ="ct, -button", tyle=", i, pl, y:inline-block, b, ckgroun, :#f57f17, color:#fff, p, , , ing:12px 24px, text-, ecor, tion:none, bor, er-r, , iu, :4px, font-weig, t:bol, , , , rgin-top:0.5re, , " t, rget="_bl, nk" rel="noopener">Brow, e Re, ource,
<, 2>Frequently A, ke, Que, tion,
<, 3>How, o we i, ple, ent t, i, in, , , , ll c, urc, ?
St, rt wit, one or two key i, e, , fro, t, i, gui, e. I, ple, ent t, e, con, i, tently before, , , ing, ore. S, , ll c, urc, e, , uccee, t, roug, focu, , n, f, it, fulne, , , not t, roug, , oing everyt, ing, t once.
<, 3>W, , t if we, o not, , ve enoug, people or re, ource, ?
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