Links

This section contains links to public and private sector sites that will provide the reader with further background on Critical Infrastructure Protection / Homeland Security issues, and Pandemic Flu including organizations involved in activities related to those issues.

June 2008 Flooding

• State of Iowa
• Safeguard Iowa Partnership
• Donations
• FEMA News Room
• SBA Disaster Assistance
• IRS Disaster Assistance
• USDA Emergency Preparedness & Response
• GSA Disaster Recovery Schedule
• U.S. Department of Labor Flood Recovery Page
• US Chamber of Commerce Hotline: 1-888-MY-BIZ-HELP
  

Public Sector Links

• Midwest Flood Update
• NOAA Midwest Flooding Situation and Outlook 1600L 061808
• The President’s National Science and Technology Council, Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction
• U.S. Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management Program
• National Interagency Fire Center
• Electromagnetic Interference From Radio Frequency Identification Inducing Potentially Hazardous Incidents in Critical Care Medical Equipment
• June 2008 NIPP Newsletter
• U.S. Army War College Guide to National Security Issues, Vol. II: National Security Policy and Strategy
• U.S. Army War College Guide to National Security Issues, Vol. I: Theory of War and Strategy
• Brochure - Regional Coalitions
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Availability of Draft Guidances to Assist in Preparation for an Influenza Pandemic
• Dominant Cyber Offensive Engagement and Supporting Technology
• CIA World Leaders Reference Guide
• TRENDS AND ANALYSIS REPORT
• Seminar on Countering Insider Threats
• Security Configuration Guides
• 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook
• DHS ICE Investigations Mission Roles in Multi Agency Areas of Responsibility
• Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders, Second Edition
• Journal of Biological Chemistry, April 22, 2008
• US DOS Reports on Terrorism 2007
• US JSSRT Security and Suitability Process Reform Initial Report 4-30-08
• Country Reports on Terrorism
• Federal guidence to assist states in improving state-level pandemic influenza operating plans
• New 18th Sector - Federal Register Notice
• 4/14 Changes in Espionage by Americans: 1947-2007
• 4/7 Director for National Intelligence Information Sharing Strategy
• 3/31 NIST/ITL Bulletin
• 3/31 The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
• 3/31 State Department Travel Warnings
• 3/31 CYBER SOLIDARITY: Five Nations, One Mission
• 3/31 Department of the Treasury
  Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Structure
• 3/20 Defense Intelligence Agency
  Terrorist Recognition Cards
• 3/19 FFIEC Business Continuity Plan
• 3/17 DHS FEMA US Fire Administration Emergency Incident Rehabilitation
• 3/12 The Center for Homeland Defense and Security
• 3/5 Research paper on cyber security
• 2/27 ODNI report to Congress
• 2/15 U.S. State Department's notice "Remain in Country During a Pandemic."
• 2/12 Investigative Programs Cyber Investigations
• 2/12 Internet Safety: Get Safe Online
• 2/12 Internet Safety: Insafe European network of e-safety awareness
• 2/12 FBI warns of Valentines Day Storm Worm virus
• 2/11 Submarine Cable Cut Repairs - Bulletin
• 2/06 Annual Threat Assessment of the Director of National Intelligence
• 2/08 FEMA RELEASES ON-LINE TRAINING COURSE FOR THE NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK
• 2/08 Update on Submarine Cable Cut Repairs - Daily Bulletin @ 0900 GMT February 7 2008 [external pdf]
• 2/08 Update on Submarine Cable Cut - Daily Bulletin @ 0900 GMT February 6 2008 [external pdf]
• 2/08 Submarine Cable Map [external gif]
• 2/08 FERC Mandatory Reliability Standards for Critical Infrastructure Protection [external pdf]
• 2/08 Important Change in International Land and Sea Travel Document Procedures [128 kb pdf]
• 2/08 An increase in Internet schemes purportedly from the FBI (external link)

Foreign Public Sector Links

• On the State of Public Health: Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer 2007, Chapter 5
• Data Sharing Review
• Data Sharing Review Annexes
• United Kingdom Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s Travel Advice Notices
• MWE Progress Report
• PREPARING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA:SUPPLEMENTARY GUIDANCE FOR LOCAL RESILIENCE FORUM PLANNERS
• European Union Electronic Identity Management
• Sinagapore Exercise
• Durham University Institute of Hazard and Risk Research
• Japan Meteorological Agency Earthquake of 8 May 2008
• Report on fraud regarding non cash means of payments in the EU
• 4/18 Next Generation New Build: Promoting higher speed broadband in new build housing developments
• 4/04 International Criminal Police Organization
  • Victim ID guide
  • Bioterrorism Incident Pre Planning and Response Guide
• 4/03 UK Reports
  • 4/03 FINANCIAL MARKETS LAW COMMITTEE ISSUE 56 – EMERGENCY POWERS LEGISLATION
  • 4/03 Report of the Task Force on Major Operational Disruption in the Financial System
• United Kingdom
  • 3/21 Information Commissioner's Office
  • 3/27 National Security Strategy of the United Kingdom
• 3/13 Republic of France
  Secretariat-General for National Defense Cyber Security Portal
• 3/13 Republic of France
  Ministry for Culture and Communications Web Surf Intelligently Portal
• 3/6 Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Increase to Netherlands Terror Threat Level
  • Summary of Terrorist Threat Assessment Netherlands 12
  • Counterterrorism Alert System in the Netherlands
• 2/27 A study of the effects of financial crises on health
• 2/27 Computer Crime Unit
• 2/27 Computer Laboratory Security Group
• 2/27 Earthquakes in the British Isles
• 2/20 International Telecommunications Union
  • Index
  • Agenda
  • Framework
  • Applications and Cybersecurity Division
• Netherlands Cybercrime Reporting Center
• Belgium Coordination and Crisis Center
• German Federal Office for Information Security
• United Kingdom: Regulation of VoIP Services: Access to Emerrgency Services
• ENISA- defending the future
• Botnets – The Silent Threat [external pdf]

Foreign Private Sector Links Archive

• Human Security Brief 2007
• Keyboards harbour harmful bacteria
• APACS - Payment Fraud
• Critical Infrastructure of the Netherlands
• Swiss Reporting and Analysis Center for Information Assurance
• Information Security in Swiss Companies [pdf 389 kb]
• German Bankers' Association "Management of Critical Infrastructure"

Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC) Links:

• American Bankers Association
• America's Community Bankers
• American Council of Life Insurers
• American Insurance Association
• American Society for Industrial Security
• American Stock Exchange LLC/NASD
• Bank Administration Institute (BAI)
• BITS and Financial Services Roundtable

Pandemic Flu Public Sector Links

• Definitive Care for the Critically Ill During a Disaster
• First pre-pandemic vaccine approved to help protect against pandemic influenza
• 3/27 Pandemic Economics:
  The 1918 Influenza and Its Modern-Day Implications
• 3/20 Republic of the Philippines
  Department of Health
• 3/20 United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization
• 3/18 Bank of Japan Research document on pandemic influenza and the financial services sector
• 3/13 SFH on class suspension in primary schools and kindergarten due to flu
• Disease monitors 'looking in the wrong places'
• Public Health Preparedness:
• Belgium Interministerial Coordination Committee on Influenza
• Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Implemented by US Cities During the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic
• Antiviral Oseltamivir Is not Removed or Degraded in Normal Sewage Water Treatment: Implications for Development of Resistance by Influenza A Virus

In the News

• Agency warns banks of al-Qaida risk

Cyber Security

• US-CERT Advisory 08-04- BlackBerry Security Advisory
• Using Wireless Technology Securely
• Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich Understanding the Web browser threat: Examination of vulnerable online Web browser populations and the "insecurity iceberg"
• StopBadware.org - a partnership amongst academic and research organizations
• Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
• Further Efforts Needed to Integrate Planning for and Response to Disruptions on Converged Voice and Data Networks
• Methods for Sharing Dynamic IP Address Space Information with Others
• Power of Information Task Force Competition
• Power of Information Task Force
• UCLA CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND COMPUTATION SECURITY
• OECD Internet Address Space Report
• WI-FI SECURITY
• US Senate Violent Islamist Extremism, The Internet, and the Homegrown Terrorist Threat
• NATO opens new centre of excellence on cyber defence
• Internet Traffic Studies Site
• CYBER ALERT
• Fact Sheet: Protecting Our Federal Networks Against Cyber Attacks
• Global Information Technology Report
• Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Program Survey
• Being Human: Human-Computer Interaction in the year 2020
• Carnegie Mellon link
• National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance
• Identity Theft
• Joint Task Force - Global Network Operations
• 2nd International Forum Against Cybercrime - France
• Podcast: Significant insider threat vulnerabilities can be introduced (and mitigated) during all phases of the software development life cycle.
• Report: Insider Threat Study: Illicit Cyber Activity in the Information Technology and Telecommunications Sector
• Report: Insider Threat Study: Illicit Cyber Activity in the Government Sector
• Survey of Federal Chief Information Officers

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