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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DIR10-134 - July 14, 2010

News

Undeclared Egg in Yangello Brand Cookies & Cream Cheesecakes
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced that Dawn Food Products Montreal Ltd. are warning people with allergies to egg proteins not to consume certain Yiangello brand Cookies & Cream Cheesecakes that have been listed on CFIA’s website.  The affected products contain egg which is not declared on the label.  The manufacturer, Dawn Food Products Montreal Ltd., is voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace.  CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.
Source article – Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Source article – CBC

Debit card skimming – Interac reports consumers robbed of $142 million last year
According to police, criminals across Canada are stealing debit card terminals, installing decoy equipment to record card information and pin codes, then replacing the original terminals and using the skimmed data from the decoy units to clean out bank accounts.  While Interac has programs in place to prevent fraud, they recommend users protect and change their PIN codes often.  According to an Interac spokesperson, a total of $142 million was reimbursed to customers who were victims of debit card fraud last year.
Source article – CBC

Atlantic premiers team up on energy sales
In a joint statement dated July 12, 2010, Premiers — Darrell Dexter of Nova Scotia, Shawn Graham of New Brunswick, Robert Ghiz of Prince Edward Island and Danny Williams of Newfoundland and Labrador — said they will cooperate on "an integrated and collaborative Atlantic Canadian energy system," including projects to export energy to other jurisdictions. "All four Atlantic Canadian provinces have been working together on a range of energy issues through the Council of Atlantic Premiers, and look forward to building on that work in conjunction with the federal government through the Atlantic Energy Gateway Initiative," the statement said.
Source article – CBC
Source article – Council of Atlantic Premiers

Cyber tracking

CCIRC security publications
Over the course of the past 72 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.

CCIRC releases advisory AV10-020: Microsoft Security Bulletins for 13 July 2010
MS10-042 - Vulnerability in Help and Support Center Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2229593)
CVE reference: CVE-2010-1885
Source article - Microsoft

MS10-043 - Vulnerability in Canonical Display Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2032276)
CVE reference: CVE-2009-3678
Source article - Microsoft

MS10-044 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Access ActiveX Controls Could Allow Remote Code Execution (982335)
CVE reference: CVE-2010-1881
Source article – Microsoft

MS10-045 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Outlook Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978212)
CVE-2010-0266
Source article - Microsoft

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.