Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure announced on the MI5 website, but not by email
As subscribers to the Security Service MI5's
What's New mailing listWhenever we publish an item on the "What's New" section of this website, we will issue the same item by e-mail to subscribers. This will enable you to stay informed about what we are doing, without having to constantly check our website for updates. Threat level information will be provided as part of the "What's New" list.
we are still waiting for our email list subscription confirmation emails - the " few days" wait, is now over a month. See our category archive of postings on this topic.
We were hoping to have been alerted by email to this recent "What's New" item on the MI5 website:
LAUNCH OF THE CENTRE FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE (01/02/2007)
The National Security Advice Centre (NSAC) and the National Infrastructure Security Coordination Centre (NISCC) have merged to form the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI). From 1 February 2007, CPNI will provide protective security advice to businesses and organisations across the national infrastructure. Its website presents a range of security advice including information on the threats, security planning, methods of attack, protecting your assets, publications and research. To access the new CPNI website, please see www.cpni.gov.uk or click on this news item's headline.
The MI5 "What's new" page could really do with RSS and XML Syndication Feeds for blog aggregators.etc., like the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBi) has in the USA.
CPNI do publish two PGP Keys
for webmaster@niscc.gov.uk (ID:0x9DB33149)
"to verify the GnuPG signatures on CPNI signed documents."
and for uniras@niscc.gov.uk (ID:0x2C5DF2AF)
"to send Not Protectively Marked or sensitive material to CPNI "
If you have information which you think could be of value to our work protecting the national infrastructure, please write to us at the following address:Central Support
PO Box 60628
SW1P 9HAOr fax it to us on 0207 233 8182
They do have an SSL / TLS encrypted General Enquiries web form, which appears to be handled on the UK hosted webserver, with what looks like a temporary Digital Certificate, which expires in less than 3 weeks time:
Issued by:
CN = Thawte Test Intermediate CA
OU = TEST TEST TEST
O = Thawte CertificationCN = www.cpni.gov.uk
OU = Internet Services
O = CDS Limited
L = Cheltenham
ST = Gloucestershire
C = GBValidity
Not before:
01/02/2007 08:48:45
(01/02/2007 08:48:45 GMT)Not After:
22/02/2007 08:48:45
(22/02/2007 08:48:45 GMT)
Comments
We did actually receive an email from the MI5 What's new system !
However this was to the test account which was subscribed to the original system.
Still nothing yet from the current. modified, system - we are still waiting "a few days" for the email subscription confirmation.
pm.fwdto1.com [195.68.228.52]
is registered to MailTrack Limited in the UK, and seems to be another alias for one of their internal "Lord of the Rings" servers - merry-2.mailtrack.com
At least the email was only addressed to the email address, and did not include the First Name and Second Name which the subscription form asked for, something for which MailTrack and MI5 should be commended for.
Posted by: wtwu | February 5, 2007 6:06 PM