Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report

The Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report is a compilation of summaries of publicly available emergency management information concerning critical infrastructure.

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DIR10-091 - May 12, 2010

News

CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain prepared meals due to possible Listeria
On May 11, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a Health Hazard Alert warning the public not to consume certain Cuisine Bernart brand meals because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. These products have been distributed in Quebec. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products. The manufacturer, Cuisine Bern-Art Inc., LaSalle, Quebec, is voluntarily recalling the affected product from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.
Source article - Canadian Food Inspection Agency, May 11, 2010

The CFIA provides more information about Listeria monocytogenes.

CCIRC releases advisory AV10-014: Microsoft Security Bulletin for the Month of May
On May 11, Public Safety Canada's Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre (CCIRC) released advisory AV10-014 to bring attention to the monthly Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary, which addresses two critical vulnerabilities. Microsoft has released security bulletins and has published a risk matrix table to assist organizations in evaluating and prioritizing deployment of these security updates. CCIRC recommends that administrators test and deploy these updates at the earliest opportunity.  
Source article - Public Safety Canada, May 11, 2010

Cyber tracking

CCIRC security publications
Over the course of the past 24 hours, CCIRC has released the following security publications, which provide details on specific vulnerabilities and suggested mitigation strategies:

• AV10-014: Microsoft Security Bulletin for the Month of May

CCIRC provides a list of recent and archived security publications.

Threat and vulnerability monitoring
CCIRC has not detected any new significant threats or vulnerabilities. Personnel responsible for information, systems and network security should continue to monitor and apply appropriate security precautions.

Relevant links

Below are links to sites related to Canada’s critical infrastructure.

Food Recalls and Allergy Alerts
Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Health Advisories, Warnings and Recalls
Health Canada

Disease Outbreak News
World Health Organization

Travel Health Notices
Public Health Agency of Canada

Transportation - Safety
Transport Canada

Travel Reports and Warnings
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

Weather warnings for Canada
Environment Canada

Earthquakes
Earthquakes Canada

Hurricanes
Canadian Hurricane Centre

Hurricanes
U.S. National Hurricane Center

News Releases
Infrastructure Canada

 
 

Note to readers

Public Safety Canada collects information related to cyber and physical threats to, and events concerning, Canadian critical infrastructure. This allows Public Safety Canada to monitor and analyze threats and to issue alerts, advisories and other information products.

Links to sites not under the control of the Government of Canada are provided solely for the convenience of users. The Government of Canada is not responsible for the accuracy, currency or the reliability of the content. The Government of Canada does not offer any guarantee in that regard and is not responsible for the information found through these links, nor does it endorse the sites and their content.

Public Safety Canada respects the Official Languages Act and is committed to ensuring that information products are available in both English and French. However, users should be aware that some links direct users to sites of organizations or other entities that are not subject to the Official Languages Act and that these sources are only available in the language in which they are written.