Rutherford County Emergency Communications District (RCECD)

Bottom line up front: ALL Wi-Fi access points, routers, and devices (computers, phones, etc.) contain a major vulnerability that can allow an attacker to decrypt traffic. Until patches are in place, all Wi-Fi networks should be treated as untrusted, and internal resources should require separate authentication and encryption for access. Other mitigations are also recommended. […]

Network Security Basics for 9-1-1 Wednesday, October 25 | 3PM Eastern (live) or On-Demand $50 for NENA Members | $85 for Non-members Click here to register! Today’s PSAPs and 9-1-1 system service providers face many online threats. Networks and endpoints are quickly multiplying in number and complexity, and many local 9-1-1 systems lack even basic […]

Congratulations to the 23 9-1-1 professionals who passed the summer 2017 ENP exam and are now certified Emergency Number Professionals! Well done! For more information on how you too can achieve this prestigious professional designation, visit the ENP webpage. 

State officials and industry experts are questioning information included in draft spectrum manager lease agreements (SMLAs) distributed to states that requested the information from the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet). The SMLAs include proposed termination payments in the millions — and billions in at least two instances — of dollars for some states, along with […]

At least three states with governors that have announced FirstNet “opt-in” decisions may issue requests for proposals (RFPs) that ask bidders to submit proposals for an alternative radio access network (RAN), according to Rivada Networks CEO Declan Ganley. read more

Pennsylvania would pay almost $1 billion during the next 25 years to lease 700 MHz spectrum from FirstNet under an ‘opt-out’ scenario and likely would be obligated to pay billions more if its opt-out vendor is unable to meet all FirstNet technical and operational requirements in the future, according to panelists speaking during a state […]

Oregon and Washington issue a joint request for proposal (RFP) seeking proposals from vendors willing to build and operate an alternative public-safety radio access network (RAN) in either state or both under an “opt-out” scenario. read more

Release Date: October 21, 2017For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press SecretaryContact: 202-282-8010 ISCHIA, ITALY – Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke this week traveled to meet with foreign leaders to advance efforts to combat terrorism. The Acting Secretary traveled first to the United Kingdom for high-level bilateral meetings and then to Italy for a gathering […]