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    Mitigating Third-Party Cybersecurity Risks: Best Practices for Public-Sector Agencies

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization Vulnerability

    The Evolution of Criminal History Records Systems

    Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Best Practices for Vulnerability Scanning and Management

    Disruptive technologies are ‘absolutely a necessity’

    The Cybersecurity Puzzle Keeps Getting More Complex

    CAPS 2024 continues MCP’s long tradition of thought leadership

    Key Takeaways from the National Association for Court Management Conference

    Key Takeaways from NENA 2024 — Part 3

    Key Takeaways from NENA 2024 — Part 2

    Transition to the Cloud Motivates Nevada DPS to Rethink Its ICAM Approach

    Key Takeaways from NENA 2024 — Part 1

    A Few Final Thoughts About Organizational Change Management

    Effective Organizational Change Management Is as Necessary as Change Itself

    Organizational Change Management Challenges Abound, but Help Is Readily Available

    Implementing a Real-Time Crime Center — Key Considerations

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Intrado 911 Emergency Gateway

    The Case for Real-Time Crime Centers

    Like Every Public-Safety Technology, Warning-and-Alerting Systems Continue to Evolve

    Hugely Successful Swatting Masterclass Is a Prime Example of MCP’s Vision and Foresight

    Another Shining Accomplishment Is the NG911 Cost Study

    CJIS-Mandated Vulnerability-Management Deadline is Fast Approaching — Are You Ready?

    MCP Celebrates 15 Years: Anticipating What’s Coming Next Is a Huge Part of MCP’s Value to Clients

    Key Takeaways from IWCE 2024 — Part 2

    Even in Seemingly Diverse 911 Centers, Failure Points Still Exist

    Recent Outages Reinforce the Need for 911 Center Diversity

    Key Takeaways from IWCE - Part 1

    Telecommunicators Week Is Great, But It’s Only a Start

    MCP Celebrates 15 Years: A Lesson in the Importance of Persistence

    Grant Alert: BJS FY24 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) Supplemental Funding under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

    Grant Alert: Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) FY24 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)

    Updated NIST Cybersecurity Framework Places Greater Emphasis on Governance

    Return on Mitigation Is a Concept Worth Understanding

    Commercial Wireless Outages Will Keep Happening — Here’s How to Prepare

    Key Takeaways from NENA’s NG9-1-1 Standards & Best Practices Conference

    As Air Travel Increases, So Must Cybersecurity Vigilance

    A Few Words of Praise and Gratitude for Joe Wheeler

    Let the Buyer Beware' Is a Good Adage to Embrace as It Pertains to Cybersecurity

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Apache Struts Framework Vulnerability

    Cybersecurity Needs to Be as Offensive as It Is Defensive

    AI-Driven Amazon Connect is Worth a Look, Especially by Emergency Communications Centers

    Key Takeaways from the 2023 Courts Technology Conference — Part 3

    Key Takeaways from the 2023 Courts Technology Conference — Part 2

    Common Cybersecurity Mistakes And How to Prevent Them

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Israel-Hamas Conflict Creates a Cyberattack Surge

    AI for the Public Sector is Incredibly Exciting — and a Little Misunderstood

    Key Takeaways from the 2023 Courts Technology Conference — Part 1

    The Scariest Public Sector Cybersecurity Trends Part 2

    The Scariest Cybersecurity Trends Impacting the Public Sector

    Key Takeaways from 2023 APCO — Wrap Up

    Key Takeaways from 2023 APCO – Part 2

    Key Takeaways from 2023 APCO – Part 1

    Key Takeaways from the National Association of Court Management Conference

    When It Comes to Cybersecurity, Prevention Should Be the Goal

    Vulnerability Management is Best Achieved via a Risk-Based Approach

    The Biggest Takeaways from Day Two of the NENA Conference 2023

    The Biggest Takeaways from Day One of the NENA Conference 2023

    Key Takeaways from the IJIS Institute’s Community Conference

    A Few Words About Marc Berryman — GIS Visionary and Vital Voice of Reason

    Cybersecurity Governance and Why It’s an Indispensable Element of Effective Cybersecurity Planning

    Grant Alert: 2023 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Increased Qakbot Use to Bypass Endpoint Protection

    Industry Standards Pertaining to GIS Data in NGCS Need Strengthening — Here’s What to Do in the Meantime

    There Are Major Multifactor Authentication Benefits, but It’s No Silver Bullet

    Grant Alert: Kentucky Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP)

    While Status for Telecommunicators Starts to Improve, Compensation Continues to Lag

    Celebrating Two Key Acquisition Anniversaries — and Looking Forward to More

    The Importance of an Incident Response Plan

    The Biggest Takeaways from ‘911 Goes to Washington’

    Remembering Mike Milas, the Epitome of the Consummate Professional

    Tealeaves from the 2023 SEARCH Winter Meeting

    The Hot Topics at the 2023 NENA Standards & Best Practices Conference

    MCP’s James King Recognized by the 2022 Communities of Excellence Recognition and Assessment Program

    Tealeaves from eCourts 2022

    988 Crisis Response System Failure Puts Integration with 911 Into Sharp Focus

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New LockBit Ransomware Threat

    Thinking of Drones as First Responders is an Important Leap Forward

    How to Mitigate LMR Tower Site Challenges to Select the Optimal Location

    LMR System Tower Site Selection is Fraught with Challenges

    Busting a Few Myths Regarding GIS Data and NG911 Readiness

    What Is the Difference Between Vulnerability Scanning and Penetration Testing?

    What is the End Result of a Penetration Test and Why is it so Critical?

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New Microsoft Exchange Zero-Day Vulnerability

    Swatting Has Serious Implications and Shouldn’t Be Ignored

    A Lot Can Go Wrong With an LMR System Upgrade or Replacement — Part Two

    A Lot Can Go Wrong With an LMR System Upgrade or Replacement — Part One

    Grant Alert: Unprecedented Cybersecurity Grants for State and Local Governments Announced

    Resolving the Current 911 Staffing Crisis Requires Creative Thinking

    Geographic Information Systems Are Great Tools for Public Safety, But Usually Need Refinement

    Grant Alert: New Missouri Grants Available to Enhance Local Cybersecurity Preparedness

    Twelve Must-Know Steps for Threat and Vulnerability Management

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Vulnerability

    What Do You Do When a System Implementation Goes Awry? You Call MCP

    Florida Enacts New State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act

    Statement from MCP on the Passage of the Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022

    While Impactful, 988 Mental Health Hotline Needs to Be Integrated with 911 to Realize Its Full Potential

    Fundamental Aspects of a Strong Vulnerability Management Program

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory Update: Google Zero-Day Vulnerability

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory Update: LockBit Ransomware Threat

    NIBRS Compliance Heads The List of Records Management System Trends Worth Exploring

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Black Basta Ransomware Group Threat

    Integrating Land Mobile Radio and Broadband Networks is a Necessity

    Cyber Tip of the Week: EDR, XDR, and MDR

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: China State-Sponsored Attacks on Networks and Devices

    Interoperability Takes a Village — Join Us in This Effort

    MAPS Assessments Show That, In Some Places, NG911 Is Progressing Nicely

    Computer-Aided Dispatch Trends That Should Be on Your Radar — Part 2

    Computer-Aided Dispatch Trends That Should Be on Your Radar — Part 1

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Microsoft Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    Grant Alert: National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)

    Integrated Justice Is Needed Nationwide to Improve Outcomes and Prevent Senseless Tragedies

    MCP Grows Yet Again, This Time Adding Critical Cybersecurity Expertise

    Let MCP Help Your Justice Organization Embrace the Hybrid Hearings Concept

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: ‘Dirty Pipe’ Linux Vulnerability Provides Easy Privilege Escalation

    Learn the Ins and Outs of Cloud Implementations for Public-Sector Agencies in Our Latest Podcasts

    Effective Data Utilization Begins with Governance — Here’s How Courts Agencies Should Begin

    ‘Big Data’ Is Helping Justice Organizations Address Their Biggest Challenges

    These Are 2022’s Most Important Public Safety Trends

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Heightened Threat Activity Expected as Global Conflicts Intensify

    MCP’s Acquisition of MTG Management Consultants: One Year Later

    New Podcast Offers Numerous Ideas to Solving the 911 Community’s Staffing Problems

    Innovative Data Integration Strategies to Solve EMS Billing Challenges

    Newest Podcast Covers the 911 Community’s Biggest Issues — CAD System Inconsistency, the Staffing Crisis, and More

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Microsoft Issues Emergency Updates

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Continued Log4j Scanning Activity

    A Toolkit Designed To Help Telecommunicators Get Their Due

    Take This Step to Move Next Generation 911 Interconnection Forward

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Microsoft Patch Tuesday

    Life at MCP: Meet Howard Miller

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical Java Zero-Day Vulnerability

    A Few Words of Praise for the National 911 Program’s Laurie Flaherty

    Whitepaper: Today's Biggest EMS Challenges and How to Fix Them

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Fortinet and Microsoft Exchange Vulnerability Exploits

    Broadband Could Be the Key to Unlocking Federal Funds for NG911 Implementations

    911 Telecommunicators Need Help and Alternative Responses Are Part of the Solution

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New Malware Used to Deploy Qakbot and Cobalt Strike

    Decision Regarding NG911 Is An Obstacle That Can Be Overcome

    An Introduction to Data Lakes for Public Safety and Justice Organizations

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: BlackMatter Ransomware

    A Primer on the Most Prevalent Cyberattack Vectors

    After Radio System Implementation, There Is Still Much to Do

    Eleven Advanced Cybersecurity Tactics for Courts

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: BulletProofLink Makes Cyberattacks Easier

    Your Agency Experienced a Cyberattack — Now What?

    What to Expect When You Pursue a Career with Mission Critical Partners

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Disguised Windows Files and Documentation

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Office 365 Zero-Day Attacks

    9/11 Two Decades Later — Much Done, Much Still to Do

    Participate in the iCERT 2021 Data Integration Survey

    Essential Tactics for Enhancing Cybersecurity in Today’s Justice Organizations

    Implementing a Cybersecurity Training Program is the First Line of Defense

    Are Cloud-Based Solutions Right for Your Agency?

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: LockBit Ransomware

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Cisco Releases Patches for Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Root Access by Way of Linux Kernel Bug

    MCP Has a Lot Going On at Next Week’s NENA Conference

    The Need for Cybersecurity in the Justice Sector Is Real

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: 'PrintNightmare' Zero-Day Vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler

    Data Integration Infographic Brings a Vast Technology Ecosystem Into Perspective

    This Month’s Cyberchat Shines a Light on the Rise of Ransomware

    MCP Helps Story County Replace Obsolete Public-Safety Radio System

    Now Is the Time to Get Ready for the Arrival of Z-Axis Data

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Nobelium Spear Phishing Activity

    Next Week’s CAPS Explores Public-Safety Opportunities & Challenges

    Learn More About How Drones Are Being Used in Public Safety

    Liability Is Another Critical Reason to Be Prudent About Cybersecurity

    Endpoint Protection is MCP's Latest Weapon in the Battle Against Cyberattacks

    Trends in Multimodal Biometric Identification Systems

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Microsoft Patch Tuesday – May 2021

    On the Road Again with MCP's New President and CEO, Darrin Reilly

    Operational Change Management Depends Largely on Organizational Culture

    Whitepaper Explores Three Approaches to ESInet Provisioning

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Leaked Windows RDP Credentials

    ’Once-in-a-Career’ Chance for Federal Funding Exists for Public Safety

    MCP Launches Video Chats to Keep Clients Current on Cybersecurity Threats

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: FortiOS Vulnerabilities

    EMS Technology is Evolving to Ease, and Eventually End, Billing Woes

    Celebrating Women’s History Month with 911 Pioneer Anita Pitt

    Exploring the Basics of Crisis Communications for Public Safety

    Planning for the Unthinkable Is Good Thinking

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerabilities

    Life at MCP: Meet Joe Wheeler, VP of Justice and Courts

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical VMware Vulnerabilities

    Here Are The Biggest Trends Impacting Public Safety Right Now

    The Key Buzzword at MCP These Days Is ‘Growth’

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Apple iOS Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Exploited in Wild

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Threat Actors Abusing Windows RDP Servers

    Vaccinating 911 Telecommunicators Is a National Imperative

    The Seven Best Cybersecurity Resolutions for the New Year

    MCP Makes Best-of-Breed Technology Procurements Easy and Painless

    Cybersecurity Advisory: SolarWinds Orion Compromise Updates

    Be Wary of Using Commercial Broadband Networks for Public Safety Voice

    A Three-Pronged Strategy for Integrating Data into Public Safety Operations

    2020—Year in Review

    Here’s What Mission-Critical Agencies Should Do About the SolarWinds Breach

    Leading by Example—T-Mobile Steps Up for Public Safety

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: SolarWinds Orion Backdoor

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Egregor Ransomware

    Improved Criminal-Justice Outcomes Driven by Better-Integrated Data Will Rebuild Citizen Trust

    A Few Thoughts on Data Integration for Public Safety Agencies

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