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The PSEPC Daily Brief is a compilation of summaries of publicly available and PSEPC information concerning critical infrastructure protection and emergency management. DOB05-238 - 13 December 2005 NewsFiji Islands earthquake prompts tsunami information bulletin for B.C. On December 12, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Fiji Islands region, prompting the West Coast Alaska Tsunami Warning Center to issue a tsunami information bulletin to Alaska, Washington, B.C., Oregon and California. The bulletin stated that the earthquake was not sufficient to generate a damaging tsunami; therefore, there is no tsunami watch or warning in effect for these states and province. However, the bulletin states that some of these areas might experience a slight sea level rise. (Source: USGS , National Weather Service , 13 December 2005) Source article ![This link will open in a new window.](/web/20060302204046im_/http://www.psepc.gc.ca/images/newwindow.gif) Source article ![This link will open in a new window.](/web/20060302204046im_/http://www.psepc.gc.ca/images/newwindow.gif) The Geological Survey of Canada provides an explanation of the Richter scale. ![This link will open in a new window.](/web/20060302204046im_/http://www.psepc.gc.ca/images/newwindow.gif) The B.C. Provincial Emergency Program provides information on tsunami preparedness. In brief Strong earthquake in Afghanistan On December 12, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region. The United Nation's humanitarian coordinator has stated that the United Nations has not received reports from Afghanistan or Pakistan of casualties or damage. (Source: USGS , Bloomberg.com , 13 December 2005) Source article ![This link will open in a new window.](/web/20060302204046im_/http://www.psepc.gc.ca/images/newwindow.gif) Source article ![This link will open in a new window.](/web/20060302204046im_/http://www.psepc.gc.ca/images/newwindow.gif) Cyber risk assessmentOver the course of the past 24 hours, the Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre (CCIRC) has not detected any significant new threats or vulnerabilities. No significant incidents with the potential to affect critical infrastructure have been reported. Accordingly, based on the information available to CCIRC, the cyber risk facing Canadian critical infrastructure is assessed as low. Personnel responsible for information, systems and network security should continue to apply appropriate security precautions and monitor their systems. Recent cyber alerts and advisories issued by CCIRC can be viewed under “Recent analytical releases” at www.psepc.gc.ca/ccirc. See also...Note to readersPublic Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) collects information related to cyber and physical threats to, and incidents involving, Canadian critical infrastructure. This allows us to monitor and analyze threats and to issue alerts, advisories and other information products. Any suspected criminal activity should be reported to local law enforcement organizations. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) National Operations Centre (NOC) provides a 24/7 service to receive such reports or to redirect callers to local law enforcement organizations. The NOC can be reached at (613) 993-4460. National security concerns should be reported to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) at (613) 993-9620. Links to sites not under the control of the Government of Canada (GoC) are provided solely for the convenience of users. The GoC is not responsible for the accuracy, currency or the reliability of the content. The GoC 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. Some hyperlinks in the PSEPC Daily Brief direct users to sites of organizations or other entities that are not subject to the Official Languages Act. Users should be aware that these sources are only available in the language in which they are written.
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