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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DIR10-146 - July 30, 2010
News
CCIRC releases advisory AV10-024: Vulnerability in Multiple Cisco Products
On July 29, Public Safety Canada's Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre (CCIRC) released advisory AV10-024 is to raise awareness of a vulnerability in multiple Cisco products. An industry-wide vulnerability exists in the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, which could impact Cisco products that use versions of TLS and SSL. The vulnerability exists in how the protocol handles session renegotiation, exposes users to a potential man-in-the-middle attack and could manipulate data and information. Cisco has released a fix for this vulnerability. CCIRC recommends that administrators test and deploy these updates at the earliest opportunity.
Source article - Public Safety Canada, July 29, 2010
CCIRC provides a list of recent and archived security publications.
B.C. wildfires prompt new evacuation orders and highway closure
To update on Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR10-145, media reported that B.C.'s Wildfire Management Branch indicated that 165 new fires were reported on July 28. About 20 residents of the Riske Creek military base, 500 kilometres north of Vancouver, were ordered out of their homes. However, theevacuation order for the western half of Bonaparte Lake was downgraded to an alert on July 29. The eastern half of the lake remains under an evacuation order. Also, a wildfire burning just south of the B.C.-Yukon border has closed Highway 37, the region's main highway.
Source article – CTV, July 29, 2010
Source article – CBC, July 29, 2010
Source article – Radio-Canada, July 29, 2010
B.C.’s Wildfire Management Branch provides a map of all active wildfires of note in B.C.
Salmonella Chester outbreak in B.C.
The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) reports that over the past two weeks, several cases of a rare strain of Salmonella (S. Chester) have been identified among B.C. residents. The only common food consumed by these cases was headcheese, which had been purchased throughout the province from mid- to late-June. As a result of the ongoing investigation into Salmonella contamination of headcheese, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is working in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada, BCCDC and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.
Source article - BC Centre for Disease Control, July 28, 2010
Source article - Canadian Food Inspection Agency, July 23, 2010
Source article - Public Health Agency of Canada, July 23, 2010
Government of Canada welcomes sodium reduction report
On July 29, the Health Canada announced the release of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada by the Multi-Stakeholder Sodium Working Group (SWG). The SWG consists of members from food manufacturing and food service groups, health-focused non-governmental organizations, the scientific community, consumer advocacy groups, health professional organizations and various government departments and agencies. Excess sodium consumption is an important public health issue. The report is one of many initiatives the Government is taking to help Canadians reduce their sodium intake.
Source article – Health Canada, July 29, 2010.
Health Canada provides more information on sodium.
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:
- AV10-024: Vulnerability in Multiple Cisco Products
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
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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.
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