Cyber Attacks Aimed at First Responders

Best Practice Checklist Developed for PSAP Lines to Minimize Risks
If you are a regular reader of this magazine, you are well aware of the problems that denial of service (DoS) attacks can have on a business or an individual. The dangers of cyber attacks on utilities has been written about and discussed over and over. One power utility stated that it fields 10,000 attempted attacks every month. The banking industry is under similar attack. The attack on the Associated Press’s Twitter account, falsely reporting an explosion near the White house, caused the Standard . . .