OEC Outreach Clips: Increased Connectivity Brings Cybersecurity Threats to 911 Call Centers, Source Techwire.net

Emergency Management has published several articles about the movement toward a next-generation 911 (NG911) system based on modern Internet protocols that will allow responders to take advantage of capabilities such as text and video messaging. But accompanying all these important benefits of the switch from analog to digital, one challenge looms large: the increased risk of cyberattacks on 911 call centers once they are connected to so many devices and other networks.  Increased Connectivity Brings Cybersecurity Threats to 911 Call Centers