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    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

    Policies and Training are Critical to Effective Body-Worn Camera Usage

    Advances in Records Management Systems for Law Enforcement Agencies

    Succession Planning Is a Must for Every Emergency Communications Center

    Crisis Communications Planning for Mission Critical Agencies: The Basics

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Ryuk Ransomware Activity Targeting the Healthcare and Public Health Sector

    MCP's Lifecycle Management Services Have Come A Long Way in Just Five Years

    Public Safety Needs a Better Way to Triage Emergency Calls

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Cyberthreats Affecting the United States Presidential Election

    Missed Opportunities: Improving EMS Billing

    How Public Safety Leaders Can Develop Effective Teams

    Resources to Get Your Agency Across the NIBRS Transition Finish Line

    Meet Molly Falls: Public Safety Project Manager by Day, Triathlete by Night

    What Is Leadership?

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Heightened Attack Activity Involving Trickbot Variant 'Bazar Backdoor'

    Is a Storm Brewing in Your Cloud?

    What You Don't Know Will Hurt You With GIS Data Management

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Microsoft’s Patch Critical RCE Flaws

    Georgia Criminal Justice System Realizes Faster Case Processing and More Informed Decision-Making with Statewide CJEP Project

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Vector Multicast Routing Protocol

    The Changing Operational Landscape of Emergency Medical Services

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Major ‘Vishing’ Campaign

    NG911 Strategic Plans Only Are Effective If They Can Be Operationalized Effectively

    An Effective Network Operations Center Does More Than Provide Alerts

    PUCs Can—and Should—Continue to Play an Important Role in NG911 Oversight

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Two Microsoft Zero-Day Attack Vulnerabilities

    How Mission-Critical Organizations Can Leverage Penetration Testing to Protect Against Cyberattacks

    With GIS Centerlines, the Devil Often is in the Details

    Developing Your Mission-Critical Agency’s Continuity-of-Operations Plan

    An Effective Way to Improve Evidence Management

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Windows DNS Servers

    Why Critical Infrastructure Agencies Should Monitor for Exposed Credentials

    Honoring Two Public Safety Visionaries

    Public Safety Needs to Make Itself Heard Regarding the FCC’s 6-GHz Order

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Cisco Small Business Switches

    Panel Discussion Offers Myriad Tips for Battling Public Safety’s Ever-Growing Cybersecurity Menace

    Call-Handling and Dispatch Technology Considerations for ECCs

    Getting GIS Data Ready for NG911 is Laborious and Time Consuming—and Essential

    Launching the 911 DataPath Project

    Public Safety Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Cisco WebEx Vulnerability

    Looking Beyond the Brick and Mortar - Part 2

    Looking Beyond the Brick and Mortar

    What the Public Safety Community Can Learn From the COVID-19 Pandemic

    COVID-19 Has Brought Out Public Safety's Resolve, Ingenuity

    What’s Next? Conducting an Incident Response Review

    If You Do Nothing Else, Implement Multifactor Authentication to Head Off Cyberattacks

    Whitepaper Cautions Against Using TIGER Data for GIS Data Development

    How to Keep GIS Institutional Knowledge From Walking Out the Door

    Life at MCP: Meet Mark Athearn

    Podcast Series Tackles COVID-19-Generated Telecommunicator Stress

    One Way To Keep Public Safety Technology Procurements from Derailing

    Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Hackers Still Are Exploiting COVID-19

    The Case for Private Long-Term Evolution Networks for Power Utilities

    Why COOP/DR Plans Need to Consider GIS Data Maintenance

    Public Safety Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical VMware Bug

    Assessing Progress Towards Next Generation 911 is No Easy Task

    Pandemic Underscores Importance of Public Safety Continuity-Of-Operations and Disaster-Recovery Plans

    Women in Public Safety Communications Have Come a Long Way

    Women in Public Safety are More Valued, but There is Still Work to Do

    MCP Celebrates National Women's History Month

    MCP’s Nick Falgiatore Nominated for Critical Communications Leader of the Year

    Eight Tips for Protecting Public Safety Organizations Against Phishing

    The Public Safety Communications Challenges We’re Tackling in 2020

    Strategic Planning for Public Safety

    The Role of LTE in the Utilities Sector

    2020 Public Safety Industry Outlook

    Utility Communications Networks Resemble a Spider’s Web

    Security Training: A Key Element of a Strong Cyberrisk Prevention Program

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