[INFOCON] - OCIPEP DAILY BRIEF Number: DOB02-142 Date: 11September 2002
http://www.ocipep.gc.ca/DOB/DOB02-142_e.html DAILY BRIEF Number: DOB02-142 Date: 11 September 2002 NEWS U.S. raises colour-coded level one notch On the eve of the anniversary of September 11, Attorney General John Ashcroft reported in a televised news conference that the U.S. government elevated the colour-coded terrorist alert to orange, which translates to a "high" level of alert. This is the first time the level has been changed since the implementation of the colour-coded alert system came into effect last March. The move was made after U.S. intelligence agencies uncovered the specific threats against its interests abroad and less credible information concerning potential terrorist attacks on American soil. The information also came from a senior al-Qaeda member who is being held by another government. In Canada, the RCMP is urging Canadians to remain vigilant on September 11; even though they claim that there is no cause for alarm since no threats to Canadian interests have been reported. A DND spokesperson stated that "personnel of the Canadian Forces are always ready to respond to any threat to the nation's security either at home or abroad." (Sources: canada.com, cbc.ca, 10-11 September 2002) Click here for the source article - 1 Click here for the source article - 2 Comment: The change in threat level was the subject of a press conference given by the U.S. Director of Homeland Security and the Attorney General, which can be viewed at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/09/20020910-5.html The U.S. National Infrastructure Protection Center issued an advisory pertaining to possible threats to U.S. interests, which can be viewed at: http://www.nipc.gov/warnings/advisories/2002/02-007.htm Ontario seeks volunteers for emergency response teams Minister of Public Safety and Security Bob Runciman announced that the Province of Ontario plans to spend $1 million a year to recruit and train volunteers in community emergency response. Mr. Runciman stated that "we are working with the municipalities to develop a made in Ontario community volunteer emergency response that will be a vital component of the province's overall emergency and disaster management strategy." The new venture, called "Community Emergency Response Volunteers," will recruit teams of volunteers from various neighbourhoods, including retired police officers and firefighters, paramedics and possibly senior citizens. Emergency Measures Ontario will be funding the program for the first year and will be responsible for training volunteers in the areas of basic medical skills, search and rescue, and disaster response. The provincial government will be contributing 50 percent of the funding in the following years. (Source, globeandmail.ca, 10 September 2002) Click here for the source article Comment: The press release, issued by the Minister of Public Safety and Security's office, pertaining to the establishment of the Community Emergency Response Volunteers can be viewed at: http://www.newswire.ca/government/ontario/english/releases/September2002/10/c974 9.html Transportation Minister deems Canadian ports secure Transportation Minister David Collenette sought to address concerns raised by police, intelligence and customs officials that Canadian ports have been infiltrated by organized crime, creating opportunities for terrorism. The Minister contends that although security at Canadian ports is not perfect, it has been enhanced since 11 September 2001. (Source: canada.com, 10 September 2002) Click here for the source article Comment: The OCIPEP Daily Brief DOB02-131, issued on 26 August 2002, noted that Transport Canada has ordered a detailed study of threats to Canada's marine infrastructure following reports released by the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) and the Senate Standing Committee on National Security and Defence that highlight the presence of organized crime in Canadian ports. IN BRIEF Oil slick off the coast of Newfoundland Federal environment officials have charged the captain of a Bahamian-registered bulk carrier vessel with the illegal dumping of oil. The captain of the "TEMCAP SEA" made a brief court appearance in St.John's yesterday and was released on a $50,000 bail. Officials from Environment Canada stated that more charges were pending. The investigation was triggered after a satellite spotted the 116-kilometre-long and 200-metre-wide slick south of the Burin Peninsula. (Source: cbc.ca, 10 September, 2002) Click here for the source article Tests confirm second human in Canada infected with West Nile virus Tests have confirmed that a man from the Windsor area has been infected with the West Nile virus, bringing the total of humans in Canada infected with the mosquito-borne virus to two. (Source: ctv.ca, 10 September 2002) Click here for the source article Comment: OCIPEP Operations is monitoring the situation with respect to the West Nile virus. For more information, please consult the
[INFOCON] - News 09/11/02 9-11 Issue
NYC: 8:46 - 9:03 - 9:59 - 10:29 DC: 9:30 The Gettysburg Address Gettysburg, Pennsylvania November 19, 1863 Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. Source: The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, Vol. VII, edited by Roy P. Basler. _ London, Wednesday, September 11, 2002 _ INFOCON News _ IWS - The Information Warfare Site http://www.iwar.org.uk _ IWS Sponsor IQPC Defence Conference: Information Operations 2002 25-26/09/02 Information Operations 2002: Analysing development in defensive and offensive information operations, critical infrastructure protection, information assurance and perception management. September 25 - 26, 2002. London, UK (Pre-Conference Masterclass: 24th September 2002) Information Operations 2002 Conference Web Site http://www.iqpc-defence.com/GB-1826 _ [News Index] [1] Whitehouse: Remembering 9-11-01 [2] BBC: September 11 remembered [3] CNN: 9/11: A new day [4] ABC: A Day of Reflection [5] The Times: 9/11 One Year On [6] NYTimes: A Nation Challenged: One Year Later [7] US Congress: September 11, 2001 -- One Year Anniversary [8] Pentagon: September 11th Anniversary Message From the Secretary of Defense [9] USN: Remembering Our Shipmates [10] The Washington Post: One Year Later [11] USAF: Celebrating Patriot Day far from home [12] USAA: September 11, 2002 [13] Yahoo: Living Tribute - We Remember [14] A Library of World Perspectives Concerning September 11th, 2001 [15] GMU: The September 11 Digital Archive [16] September 11 Archive [17] Remember the Skyline _ News _ [1] Whitehouse: Remembering 9-11-01 Remembering Those Who Lost Their Lives On September 11, 2001 Honoring The Spirit Of Freedom That Will Live Forever http://www.whitehouse.gov [2] BBC: September 11 remembered Security is tight across the United States In New York, bagpipers from the police and fire department are marching on Ground Zero - the site of the World Trade Center towers destroyed in the attacks. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2250134.stm The United States has begun to mark the first anniversary of the suicide plane attacks on New York and Washington that left more than 3,000 people dead. New York: 0800 (1200GMT) Memorial service at Ground Zero 0846 (1246GMT/1346BST) One minute silence 1740 (2140GMT)President Bush lays wreath at Ground Zero Washington: 0835 (1235GMT) Memorial ceremony at the White House 0930 (1330GMT) Memorial ceremony at the Pentagon 1000 (1400GMT)President Bush speaks Pennsylvania: 1245 (1645GMT) President Bush lays a wreath at Shanksville, where a plane crashed after passengers confronted hijackers Click here for a full guide to the day's events http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/amer
[INFOCON] - News 09/11/02
_ London, Wednesday, September 11, 2002 _ INFOCON News _ IWS - The Information Warfare Site http://www.iwar.org.uk _ IWS Sponsor IQPC Defence Conference: Information Operations 2002 25-26/09/02 Information Operations 2002: Analysing development in defensive and offensive information operations, critical infrastructure protection, information assurance and perception management. September 25 - 26, 2002. London, UK (Pre-Conference Masterclass: 24th September 2002) Information Operations 2002 Conference Web Site http://www.iqpc-defence.com/GB-1826 _ [News Index] [1] Experts Say Attack Anniversary Cyberthreats Unfounded [2] F-Secure Virus Descriptions: Chet Worm [3] TSA chief: Don't ease airport security deadlines [4] Insecurity plagues US emergency alert system [5] AltaVista and Google to fight Chinese censorship [6] NIPC: "Possible Threats to U.S. Interests" [7] Energy Utilities Ramp Up Security [8] Comment: Clued-up staff preserve evidence [9] Script Kiddies 2002 - A continued threat to online business [10] Focus on Iran and Syria, Not Iraq, Graham Says [11] Intel's new chip for security Renaissance [12] Solace in a virtual world: Memorials on the Web [13] Java flaws burn Internet Explorer [14] Cybersecurity firms not profiting as expected [15] Baltimore Cops Get Connected [16] Microsoft buys security software company [17] Exploring XML Encryption, Part 2 _ News _ ``If Osama was going to double-click us to death he would have done it six weeks ago. He's low-tech. He likes flying aircraft into skyscrapers,'' the computer expert said. [1] Experts Say Attack Anniversary Cyberthreats Unfounded By REUTERS Filed at 8:15 p.m. ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Fears of a cyberattack inspired by the Sept. 11 attacks faded on Tuesday, a day ahead of the anniversary, with the only threat to emerge a year-old virus hoax called ``World Trade Center Survivor.'' Experts predicted that Wednesday is likely to be just another day on the Internet, and if anything a quiet day for cybercriminals. http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-attack-tech-cyberthreat.html?ex=1 032408000&en=30425ec0fc30e7cd&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVER [2] F-Secure Virus Descriptions: Chet Worm Radar Alert LEVEL 2 NAME: Chet SIZE: 26628 ORIGIN: Russia ALIAS: W32/Chet@MM, Anniv911, 11september, September11 This mass-mailer worm was found on September 10th, 2002. As it contains serious bugs, this worm will fail to function on most systems and can not be considered to be a realistic threat at this time. Many things inside the worm's code suggest that it originates from Russia. The worm tries to spread via an attachment file called 11september.exe. When this file is executed, the worm will attempt to send the following e-mail to each address found from the Windows address book: http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/chet.shtml [3] TSA chief: Don't ease airport security deadlines By Matthew Weinstock Lawmakers should not ease up on deadlines to bolster security at the nation's airports, James Loy, acting administrator of the Transportation Security Adminis tration, said Tuesday. Testifying before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Loy acknowledged that about 10 percent of airports would not meet a Dec. 31 deadline to screen all checked baggage for explosives. Still, Loy does not support a "wholesale" delay in the deadline. Rather, Loy wants to work out extensions with those 30 to 35 airports that are not expected to meet the current deadline, establishing more realistic timeframes and developing interim strategies for screening baggage. Those interim strategies could include more hand searches and the use of bomb-sniffing dogs. TSA officials are uncertain if legislation is needed to grant the extensions, but Loy made it clear that he wants to work with Congress to come up with a viable solution. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0902/091002w1.htm [4] Insecurity plagues US emergency alert system By Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus
