In today’s interconnected environment, public-sector agencies frequently work with multiple third-party vendors, each with potential access to critical systems and sensitive data.
As part of our effort to inform our clients about potential and serious cybersecurity issues, MCP provides advisories about vulnerabilities and exploits that could threaten the operations of their critical communications networks. Sign up to receive these advisories in your inbox as soon as they are released.
Topics: Cybersecurity
Imagine applying for a job that requires a background check — perhaps as a teacher, healthcare worker, private employment, or even a T-ball coach.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month—a perfect time for public sector organizations to revisit their cybersecurity strategies and strengthen their defenses. Our previous blog discussed best practices for executing multifactor authentication, a cornerstone of strong security.
Topics: Cybersecurity
In a session held during last week’s Conference for Advancing the Public Sector (CAPS), panelist Charles Werner stated that it is “absolutely a necessity” for public-sector organizations to pursue disruptive technologies. “It’s what makes us better,” said Werner, director of Drone Responders and the former chief of the Charlottesville (Virginia) Fire Department and former chair of the Department of Homeland Security’s SAFECOM committee.
Today I had the pleasure and privilege of moderating a session during our virtual Conference for Advancing the Public Sector entitled “Cybersecurity Trends: What's Next and How to Prepare for It." This was one of a half dozen sessions presented today. MCP created CAPS five years ago to bring together the public sector’s greatest minds to explore the sector’s greatest challenges and opportunities.
There are many things of which we’re proud, starting with our collective ability to transform emergency-response and justice outcomes throughout the decade and a half that MCP has existed.
MCP subject-matter experts Heather Pettitt, Jim Pingel, and Nicole Jensen Albrecht covered the National Association of Court Management (NACM) conference recently held in New Orleans.
Topics: Criminal Justice, courtroom, Courts
Previous blogs (part 1 and part 2) shared what was learned by MCP subject-matter experts during the recent National Emergency Number Association (NENA) conference and trade show. This blog wraps up our coverage.
A previous blog shared some of what was learned by MCP subject-matter experts during the recent National Emergency Number Association (NENA) conference and trade show. Here are a few more snippets:
I recently was asked by one of our clients, the Nevada Department of Public Safety (DPS), to speak on its behalf at 5 x 5: The Public Safety Innovations Summit, a three-day conferencepresented by the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST).
As usual, MCP subject-matter experts blanketed last week’s National Emergency Number Association (NENA) conference and trade show. The following represents some of what they learned.
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