Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report
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DIR10-111 - June 10, 2010
News
Risks remain in wake of mortgage broker breaches
On June 8, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) announced that while several mortgage brokerages improved some privacy and security measures following a string of major data breaches, a privacy audit indicated that they failed to implement controls to raise the alarm about any future suspicious activity. The audit by the OPC was launched after the brokerages reported 14 data breaches in the space of a few months in mid-2008. In each case, someone impersonating an experienced mortgage agent downloaded credit reports for people who hadn’t even applied for a mortgage. As a result, the personal information of thousands of people across Canada was compromised. The OPC annual report also highlights the issue of cross-border data flows and the challenge of enforcing privacy rules in a world where these global data flows have become multipoint and multidirectional.
Source article – Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, June 8, 2010
The OPC provides the full reports:
Canada to monitor Arctic drill sites
On June 10, The Globe and Mail reported that Canada’s federal energy regulator will station an inspector in Greenland to help ensure the safety of a summer drilling program in iceberg-prone Davis Strait. Minister of Environment Jim Prentice has expressed concern that Greenland intends to allow Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy PLC to drill two wells for oil in the Arctic waters, close to Canada’s coastline. However, the Greenlanders have adopted Norway’s offshore drilling regulations, considered among the most stringent in the world, and have agreed to work with Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) as their regulators conduct frequent inspections of the drilling operation. That includes having an NEB official stationed in Greenland and working with local regulators. The Minister was in Greenland on June 9 for the Arctic Ministers' Meeting and met with his counterparts from the home-rule government to discuss the drilling plan. Mr. Prentice also reinforced Canada's commitment to Arctic environmental safety.
Source article – The Globe and Mail, June 10, 2010
Source article - Environment Canada, June 9, 2010
Federal government tables consumer product safety bill
On June 9, Health Canada announced that the Government of Canada introduced a new Bill to enhance Canada's out-of-date product safety laws and deliver stronger, more effective protection for Canadian consumers and their families. The proposed Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) was introduced in the House of Commons by Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq. The new proposed Canada Consumer Product Safety Act would improve consumer product safety with action that includes:
- Prohibiting the manufacturing, importing, marketing or selling of any consumer products deemed or proven unsafe to human health or safety
- Requiring industry to quickly inform the government when they discover one of their products is linked to a serious incident, death, or product safety issue
- Requiring manufacturers or importers to provide test/study results on products when asked
- Empowering Health Canada to recall unreasonably dangerous consumer products
- Making it an offence to package or label consumer products that make false or deceptive health or safety claims
The proposed Canada Consumer Product Safety Act builds on Bill C-6, which the Government previously introduced, and takes into account concerns raised by some stakeholders and parliamentarians through specific amendments. According to Health Canada, these amendments serve to clarify the intent of the Bill. They do not compromise the spirit of the Bill or jeopardize the level of protection it provides to Canadians.
Source article – Health Canada, June 9, 2010
Brucellosis not confirmed in B.C.
To update on Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR10-101, on June 9, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced that it removed quarantines from two B.C. farms. A thorough investigation did not confirm the presence of brucellosis. The USDA continues to apply temporary restrictions on certain cattle and bison from B.C. The CFIA is working closely with USDA officials to see that the trade restrictions are lifted as quickly as possible.
Source article - Canadian Food Inspection Agency, June 9, 2010
The CFIA provides more information about Brucellosis.
Cyber tracking
CCIRC security publications
Over the course of the past 24 hours, CCIRC has not released any security publications.
CCIRC provides a list of recent and archived security publications.
Threat and vulnerability monitoring
CCIRC is currently tracking the following computer-based threats and vulnerabilities for relevant impact on Canadian critical infrastructure. 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
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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.