Re: CISA critical infrastructure letters
We've been told to make sure we have company ID (which has a photo, albeit an old one) and a business card on us as well as the letter(s). On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 11:38 AM Tim Požár wrote: > > They are so open ended, they are really useless. Not sure why they > didn't issue this with a company affiliation, etc to nail it down to say > credentials that the person may have with them. > > Back in my Broadcast Engineering days, I would get passes issued by the > local LE such as the SF Police department or as a "Registered Disaster > Service Worker" issued by the State of California. Each of these would > have my name, photo etc. These were respected and got me through > numerous police lines in the past. > > https://www.lns.com/house/pozar/laminates/ > > On 3/25/20 11:20 AM, Sean Donelan wrote: > > The CISA critical infrastructure letters are a courtesy request letter. > > If people abuse its purpose, local officials do not need to extend any > > courtesy and can deny access. > > > > The CISA letter is only for "providing emergency communications > > sustainment and restoration support to critical communications > > infrastructure facilities." > > > > It is NOT a general purpose, ignore anything or go anywhere letter. > > > > Do NOT abuse the courtesy or no one will extend the courtesy. -- Jeff Shultz Central Office Technician SCTC (503) 769-2125 Go Big Ask for Gig -- Like us on Social Media for News, Promotions, and other information!! <https://www.facebook.com/SCTCWEB/> <https://www.instagram.com/sctc_503/> <https://www.yelp.com/biz/sctc-stayton-3> <https://www.youtube.com/c/sctcvideos> _ This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. _
Re: CISA critical infrastructure letters
Indeed, many folks are developing letters summarizing the specific company mission, employee role & authorization, and tethering that to the DHS access letter(s) with more information to inform / better enable anyone that may need to assess. You should also be aware of any local / state requirements in the relevant jurisdictions (e.g., pre-notify some entity of travel _before it takes place in a restricted area) - FEMA maintains state re-entry and private sector contact information in various regions (with varying utility - it seems the ones that have dealt with natural disasters such as hurricanes, e.g., Region IV, are better prepared for this at the moment - harmonization would be good). This certainly varies on a country by country basis as well (e.g., some require pre-established / vetting of critical role and then issue them only to specific individuals when necessary). Ideally, if applicable your folks have already established those relationships in the event that they need them. -danny On 2020-03-25 15:02, Matt Erculiani wrote: The letters are not to be confused with hall passes.;they don't even have an individual's name on it. They simply outline a federal mandate that already exists to inform anyone who may not know. Law enforcement of any area that has implemented "stay at home" or "shelter in place" should already be briefed on who is permitted to be out and about. If you're stopped and have a letter, you may still be asked to substantiate the critical nature of your trip, just like you would be if you didn't have one. -Matt On Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 12:54 Scott Weeks wrote: I got these. One each for travel and fuel. I could fake one in 15 minutes or so. Heck, I could probable find one online and modify it in less time than that! Because of that I don't see the usefulness. scott
Re: CISA critical infrastructure letters
Disaster Service Workers are different - see this link for information on DSWs, which are typically Government employees that have had special training and swearing-in. They are not (necessarily) telecom workers but telecom workers may be DSWs. Information on current status of DSWs in CA during this emergency: https://www.caloes.ca.gov/cal-oes-divisions/administrative-services/disaster-service-worker-volunteer-program -Ben Cannon CEO 6x7 Networks & 6x7 Telecom, LLC b...@6by7.net <mailto:b...@6by7.net> > On Mar 25, 2020, at 11:36 AM, Tim Požár wrote: > > They are so open ended, they are really useless. Not sure why they didn't > issue this with a company affiliation, etc to nail it down to say credentials > that the person may have with them. > > Back in my Broadcast Engineering days, I would get passes issued by the local > LE such as the SF Police department or as a "Registered Disaster Service > Worker" issued by the State of California. Each of these would have my name, > photo etc. These were respected and got me through numerous police lines in > the past. > > https://www.lns.com/house/pozar/laminates/ > > On 3/25/20 11:20 AM, Sean Donelan wrote: >> The CISA critical infrastructure letters are a courtesy request letter. If >> people abuse its purpose, local officials do not need to extend any courtesy >> and can deny access. >> The CISA letter is only for "providing emergency communications sustainment >> and restoration support to critical communications infrastructure >> facilities." >> It is NOT a general purpose, ignore anything or go anywhere letter. >> Do NOT abuse the courtesy or no one will extend the courtesy.
Re: CISA critical infrastructure letters
However, if you are stopped and don't have a letter, you're much more likely to trigger the "bozo making stuff up" detector and get sent home. Virtually no one stops to print out a weird document on their way to buy beer. I'm aware of security guards and telecom techs who have been sent home for not having these documents in 'shelter in place' jurisdictions. t On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 3:04 PM Matt Erculiani wrote: > The letters are not to be confused with hall passes.;they don't even have > an individual's name on it. > > They simply outline a federal mandate that already exists to inform anyone > who may not know. > > Law enforcement of any area that has implemented "stay at home" or > "shelter in place" should already be briefed on who is permitted to be out > and about. > > If you're stopped and have a letter, you may still be asked to > substantiate the critical nature of your trip, just like you would be if > you didn't have one. > > -Matt > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 12:54 Scott Weeks wrote: > >> >> >> I got these. One each for travel and fuel. I could fake >> one in 15 minutes or so. Heck, I could probable find one >> online and modify it in less time than that! Because of >> that I don't see the usefulness. >> >> scott >> >
Re: CISA critical infrastructure letters
The letters are not to be confused with hall passes.;they don't even have an individual's name on it. They simply outline a federal mandate that already exists to inform anyone who may not know. Law enforcement of any area that has implemented "stay at home" or "shelter in place" should already be briefed on who is permitted to be out and about. If you're stopped and have a letter, you may still be asked to substantiate the critical nature of your trip, just like you would be if you didn't have one. -Matt On Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 12:54 Scott Weeks wrote: > > > I got these. One each for travel and fuel. I could fake > one in 15 minutes or so. Heck, I could probable find one > online and modify it in less time than that! Because of > that I don't see the usefulness. > > scott >
Re: CISA critical infrastructure letters
I got these. One each for travel and fuel. I could fake one in 15 minutes or so. Heck, I could probable find one online and modify it in less time than that! Because of that I don't see the usefulness. scott
Re: CISA critical infrastructure letters
Proper planning prevents piss poor performance. “You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.” When someone does the after-action report, that will need to be a topic then. Right now, we've need to work with what we've got. On Wed, 25 Mar 2020, Tim Požár wrote: They are so open ended, they are really useless. Not sure why they didn't issue this with a company affiliation, etc to nail it down to say credentials that the person may have with them.
Re: CISA critical infrastructure letters
They are so open ended, they are really useless. Not sure why they didn't issue this with a company affiliation, etc to nail it down to say credentials that the person may have with them. Back in my Broadcast Engineering days, I would get passes issued by the local LE such as the SF Police department or as a "Registered Disaster Service Worker" issued by the State of California. Each of these would have my name, photo etc. These were respected and got me through numerous police lines in the past. https://www.lns.com/house/pozar/laminates/ On 3/25/20 11:20 AM, Sean Donelan wrote: The CISA critical infrastructure letters are a courtesy request letter. If people abuse its purpose, local officials do not need to extend any courtesy and can deny access. The CISA letter is only for "providing emergency communications sustainment and restoration support to critical communications infrastructure facilities." It is NOT a general purpose, ignore anything or go anywhere letter. Do NOT abuse the courtesy or no one will extend the courtesy.
CISA critical infrastructure letters
The CISA critical infrastructure letters are a courtesy request letter. If people abuse its purpose, local officials do not need to extend any courtesy and can deny access. The CISA letter is only for "providing emergency communications sustainment and restoration support to critical communications infrastructure facilities." It is NOT a general purpose, ignore anything or go anywhere letter. Do NOT abuse the courtesy or no one will extend the courtesy.
