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A few decades ago, government security managers were tasked with overseeing physical features like fencing, CCTV cameras, doors and locks. Today, security stretches far beyond brick and mortar infrastructure—into the digital realm. With the meteoric rise in ransomware and cybercriminals for hire in recent years, threats are omnipresent online. Many American dispatch centers and public safety organizations aren’t prepared, according to experts on the subject speaking at last week’s 2022 International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) in Las Vegas.
“Public safety is one of the most under-protected infrastructures in all of North America. We all protect our phones more than we protect 9-1-1, and it should not be that way,” said Paul Hill, a cybersecurity expert from Motorola speaking on a panel about the subject moderated by Dick Tenny, of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…
