cybersecurity – APCO International

Cyber Risks to 9-1-1: Telephony Denial of Service (TDoS)

rileyc — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 19:34:13 +0000

Telephony Denial of Service (TDoS) attacks occur when a large volume of telephone calls overloads a communications network element—overwhelming call capacity and disrupting communications.

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Advisory on Iranian Cyber Actors Targeting Critical Infrastructure Organizations Using Brute Force

rileyc — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:22:16 +0000

The FBI, CISA, NSA, CSE, AFP and ACSC have released a joint cybersecurity advisory.

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Cyber Serious

Lauren Larson — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 20:28:58 +0000

Global public safety communication systems have increasingly become cyberattack targets and the threat is growing. These cyberattacks can adversely affect citizens who may be cut off from immediate emergency assistance or first responders who may be left without the proper information, communications and support they need to do their jobs and stay safe.

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Cybersecurity Life Hacks

Lauren Larson — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 23:32:49 +0000

The aim of this session was to educate people on the risks so they can make educated decisions about their cybersecurity posture.

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Cyber Hygiene: Good For You & Your Data

Lauren Larson — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 23:32:48 +0000

As 9-1-1 technologies rely more on cyber connectivity, it's imperative that all employees take cybersecurity seriously.

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CISA Updates Toolkit to Promote Public Safety Communications and Cyber Resiliency

lisa — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 21:08:22 +0000

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently published an update to the Public Safety Communications Cyber Resiliency Toolkit. This toolkit is a CISA collaboration with public safety, national security, and emergency preparedness communities to enhance seamless and secure communications to keep America safe, secure, and resilient. This interactive graphic displays components of the emergency […]

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Russian FSB Cyber Actor Star Blizzard Continues Worldwide Spear-Phishing Campaign

Lauren Larson — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 21:30:14 +0000

Several worldwide cybersecurity agencies have collaborated on an Advisory to raise awareness of Star Blizzard's spear-phishing techniques that target individuals and organizations.

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CISA, NSA, FBI, and MS-ISAC Publish Phishing Guidance Document

Lauren Larson — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 20:24:56 +0000

CISA, NSA, FBI, and MS-ISAC released a joint guide to outline phishing techniques malicious actors commonly use and to provide guidance for both ECC Network Defenders and ECC Software Manufacturers.

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Cisco Emergency Responder Critical Vulnerability

Lauren Larson — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:56:34 +0000

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently released information about a critical vulnerability related to the Cisco Emergency Responder data sheet.

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CISA and FBI Alert for Identification and Disruption of QakBot Infrastructure

Lauren Larson — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:13:37 +0000

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigations published a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory this week to provide guidance to critical infrastructure on specific indicators of compromise for QakBot-related activity.

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