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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES UPDATES TO THE COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY, RELIABILITY, AND INTEROPERABILITY COUNCIL BEST PRACTICES DATABASE

DA 20-77 January 15, 2020 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES UPDATES TO THE COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY, RELIABILITY, AND INTEROPERABILITY COUNCIL BEST PRACTICES DATABASE By this Public Notice, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) announces that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) Best Practices database has been […]

FirstNet Faces Cybersecurity, Interoperability Issues

The FirstNet national communications network for first responders still faces challenges to ensure the network’s reliability, security, and interoperability. Mark Goldstein, director of physical infrastructure issues at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), said that FirstNet struggles with providing network coverage to rural and hard-to-reach areas, ensuring the network’s overall resiliency and cybersecurity, managing frameworks for […]