by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 11, 2020 | Comm Center News, Report
US authorities will investigate interference in police radio communication, government websites and networks used by law enforcement and other government officials during protests over the death of George Floyd, an African-American man, who died in police custody at the hands of a white officer. Authorities did not provide any information on who was behind these disruptions or the way they were carried out, but said they were concerned about the hacking of police communication.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 11, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a fact sheet on telephony denial of service attacks (TDoS) and how stakeholders can prevent these threats from disrupting public safety operations. CISA said Tuesday that TDoS attacks are meant to overload the networks of emergency communications facilities such as 911 dispatch centers through various attack vectors.
The guide, titled “Cyber Risks to 911: Telephony Denial of Service”, provides…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 11, 2020 | Comm Center News
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State University Police and Public Safety (UPPS) has appointed Iris Richardson as the department’s first director of diversity, equity and inclusion, following a national search that began in 2019.
Iris Richardson has been named Penn State University Police and Public Safety’s first director of diversity, equity and inclusion. In this newly added position, Richardson will be committed to developing overall diversity, equity and inclusion programming for UPPS while also serving the Penn State community…
by ECC Editor | Jun 10, 2020 | Comm Center News
WEBSTER, MASS. (WHDH) – Town officials and public safety agencies showed their support for Webster Police Chief Michael Shaw, who faced criticism after laying on the ground with demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd on Saturday.
Wheeler, Police Lt. Gordon Wentworth, Jr., the Massachusetts Coalition of Police, members of the town’s Office of the Board of Selectmen and Town Administrator, Webster Fire Chief Brian Hickey, Webster EMS Chief Gary Milliard, Jr., and the South Worcester County Communications Center all wrote letters in support of what Shaw did… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 10, 2020 | Comm Center News
The communications center is asking Killeen to contribute 16% or $1.5 million of the center’s overall $9.2 million budget. According to Bell County Judge David Blackburn, who serves on the center’s executive board, the requested figure is based on the number of Killeen-based calls the center receives. The center handles dispatch of 9-1-1 calls for emergency service for Killeen and public safety departments across the county… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 10, 2020 | Comm Center News
It was late one night when the calls started coming in for a cow running loose on the streets of Westminster.
The cow ran down streets with officers chasing it for more than an hour. At one point the cow even jumped over the hood of a police unit, damaging the vehicle.
It was hectic — and funny, said Westminster Police Department Communications Supervisor Sonia Kelly…
