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April is Emergency Communications Month, Honoring the Nation’s Emergency Communicators
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 10, 2023
CISA Encourages Critical Infrastructure Partners to Enroll in Priority Telecommunications Services
CISA and Partners Launch National Supply Chain Integrity Month
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 10, 2023
A Call-to-Action Campaign to Raise Awareness on the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience
CIRCIA at One Year: A Look Behind the Scenes
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 10, 2023
It has been one year since President Biden signed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA)
NCSWIC PTE Committee Releases Hotwash (10-4) Comment Card
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 10, 2023
NCSWIC PTE Committee Releases Hotwash (10-4) Comment Card
SAFECOM Publishes Updated SAFECOM Fact Sheet
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 10, 2023
SAFECOM Publishes Updated SAFECOM Fact Sheet
Joint Statement on the Strategic Dialogue on Cybersecurity of Civil Society Under Threat of Transnational Repression
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 10, 2023
The following is the text of a joint statement committed to by the governments of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Region 9 Team Scores a Touchdown at Super Bowl LVII
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 10, 2023
As the final seconds ticked off the game clock at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the National Football League’s Kansas City Chiefs walked off the field as victors over the Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl LVII.
26 press releases published in March by Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
There were 26 press releases published by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency in March.
Getting Ahead of the Ransomware Epidemic: CISA’s Pre-Ransomware Notifications Help Organizations Stop Attacks Before Damage Occurs
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Over the past several years, ransomware attacks have caused extraordinary harm to American organizations: schools forced to close, hospitals required to divert patients, companies across all sectors facing operational disruption and expending untold sums on mitigation and recovery.
Virus Basics
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
A computer virus is a program that spreads by first infecting files or the system areas of a computer or network router's hard drive and then making copies of itself.
Readout from CISA’s Sixth Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Meeting
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) held its sixth Cybersecurity Advisory Committee meeting, the first quarterly meeting of 2023.
SAFECOM and NCSWIC Develop Preparing for Technological Transformation in Emergency Communications Centers
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Emerging and established technological developments and the evolving 911 environment have changed the way telecommunicators handle emergency and non-emergency calls.
SAFECOM Publishes 2023 SAFECOM Strategic Plan
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
The SAFECOM Executive Board is pleased to announce the publication of the 2023 SAFECOM Strategic Plan.
SAFECOM Publishes 2022 SAFECOM Annual Summary
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
The SAFECOM Executive Board is pleased to announce the publication of the 2022 SAFECOM Annual Summary.
SAFECOM and NCSWIC Develop Land Mobile Radio (LMR) for Information Technology (IT) Professionals
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Information Technology (IT) professionals are often tasked with planning, provisioning, implementing and managing Land Mobile Radio (LMR) networks with the assumption that all computer networks have the same general requirements
SAFECOM Publishes Fall 2022 SAFECOM Bi-Annual Meeting Executive Summary
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
SAFECOM members came together for the second consecutive in-person meeting post-pandemic, on December 13-14, 2022, in Jacksonville, Florida, where members received a keynote address from CISA Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan and heard real-world public safety communications successes and challenges in response to the Surfside building collapse and Hurricane Ian.
CISA Releases the Marine Transportation System Resilience Assessment Guide
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (USACE-ERDC) released the co-developed Marine Transportation System Resilience Assessment Guide (MTS Guide) for use by federal agencies, local governments, and industry decision makers that manage risk and enhance resilience to critical infrastructure systems and functions through conducting resilience assessments.
We want YOU to Help Defend the Nation from Cyberattacks
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Our nation is facing unprecedented risks from cyber threats. In parallel, many organizations and individuals are experiencing uncertain times. While uncertainty can be a major cause of stress, it can also provide opportunity for those who know where to look
SAFECOM and NCSWIC Release the Paging: A Vital Link for Public Safety Document
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Paging technology has continuously served as an integral part of public safety operations. This technology has evolved from simplistic, one-way tonal notification to more complex, two-way forms of communication that enable more immediate and appropriate response through the sharing of critical information.
The Cost of Unsafe Technology and What We Can Do About It
By Homeland Newswire Reports | Mar 28, 2023
Last month, I was honored to speak at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to meet with students and faculty to discuss the critical topic of technology product safety.