Complete DHS Report for February 24, 2016
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Schools in Louisiana, Mississippi, and south Texas cancelled
classes February 23, ahead of a line of thunderstorms moving across several
southern States. – Associated Press
10. February
23, Associated Press – (National) Line of storms moving across Texas heading towards
Deep South. Schools in Louisiana, Mississippi, and south Texas cancelled
classes February 23, ahead of a line of thunderstorms moving across several
southern States which are predicted to cause wind damage and severe weather. Source:
http://www.journal-news.com/ap/ap/us/line-of-storms-racing-across-texas-heading-toward-/nqWZT/
• Seven technology industry companies have
formed a new organization titled, Coalition for Cybersecurity Police and Law,
which will focus on educating policymakers and promoting the interests of the
cybersecurity industry in Congress, Federal agencies, and international
standards bodies. – SecurityWeek See item 18 below in
the Information Technology Sector
• AT&T and Verizon customers in parts of South Dakota and
Wyoming experienced wireless and long-distance service interruptions February
23 after a fiber-optic cable in the CenturyLink network was cut. – Rapid
City Journal See item 19 below in
the Communications Sector
• The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission approved
a $2.85 million settlement with CenturyLink February 22 following an April 2014
Statewide 9-1-1 outage that knocked out service for 6 hours. – Associated
Press See item 20 below in
the Communications Sector
Financial Services Sector
Nothing
to report
Information Technology Sector
17. February
23, Softpedia – (International) Microsoft updates Windows 10 Mobile Mail and
Calendar. Microsoft released updates for its Mail and Calendar app affecting
Windows 10 Mobile that patches several flaws, introduces new calendar features,
and increases overall performance of the app. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-updates-windows-10-mobile-mail-and-calendar-500833.shtml
18. February 22,
SecurityWeek – (International) Tech firms form coalition for cybersecurity
policy. Seven technology industry companies including Abor Networks, Cisco,
Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, Rapid7, and Symantec have formed a new organization
titled, Coalition for Cybersecurity Police and Law, which plans to focus on
educating policymakers, increasing collaboration on complicated policies, and
promoting the interests of the cybersecurity industry in Congress, Federal
agencies, international standards bodies, and industry self-regulatory
programs, among other policymaking venues. The organization has submitted
comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in
response to the agency’s Request for Information (RFI) on the Framework for Improving
Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.
Communications Sector
19. February
23, Rapid City Journal – (South Dakota; Wyoming) Phone outages
blamed on fiber cut. AT&T and Verizon customers in parts of South
Dakota and Wyoming experienced wireless and long-distance service interruptions
February 23 after a fiber-optic cable in the CenturyLink network was cut.
Technicians worked to evaluate and resolve the issue. Source: http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/phone-outages-blamed-on-fiber-cut/article_b8cd7abe-c713-5007-a31f-a590b864eacb.html
20. February
22, Associated Press – (Washington) State regulators fine CenturyLink $2.85 million
for 911 outage. The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
approved a $2.85 million settlement with CenturyLink February 22 following an
April 2014 Statewide 9-1-1 outage that knocked out service for 6 hours. As part
of the settlement, the company must regularly report to the commission on 9-1-1
circuit reliability and switch to a more advanced system.Source: http://q13fox.com/2016/02/22/state-regulators-fine-centurylink-2-85-million-for-911-outage/
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