MCP Insights
A Few Words of Praise for the National 911 Program’s Laurie Flaherty
On Friday, December 17, Laurie Flaherty, the longtime coordinator of the National 911 Program, will retire. ...
December 9, 2021
Whitepaper: Today's Biggest EMS Challenges and How to Fix Them
Prior to the late 1960s, emergency medical service (EMS) in the United States didn’t exist—at least not in ...
December 6, 2021
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Fortinet and Microsoft Exchange Vulnerability Exploits
As part of our effort to inform our clients about potential and serious cybersecurity issues, MCP provides ...
December 2, 2021
Broadband Could Be the Key to Unlocking Federal Funds for NG911 Implementations
It has been a few weeks since Congress reduced the amount of federal funding for Next Generation 911 (NG911) ...
November 30, 2021
911 Telecommunicators Need Help and Alternative Responses Are Part of the Solution
Emergency communications centers (ECCs) — also known as public-safety answering points (PSAPs) —handle an ...
November 10, 2021
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New Malware Used to Deploy Qakbot and Cobalt Strike
As part of our effort to inform our clients about potential and serious cybersecurity issues, MCP provides ...
November 5, 2021
Decision Regarding NG911 Is An Obstacle That Can Be Overcome
Last week the 911 community received some bad news. The House recommended just $500 million for Next ...
November 4, 2021
An Introduction to Data Lakes for Public Safety and Justice Organizations
Imagine that you're a fisherman, and you need to catch a large volume and wide variety of fish. Now imagine ...
October 29, 2021
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: BlackMatter Ransomware
As part of our effort to inform our clients about potential and serious cybersecurity issues, MCP provides ...
October 27, 2021
A Primer on the Most Prevalent Cyberattack Vectors
Cyberattacks pose to organizations in the public safety and justice sectors. This post offers a primer on the ...
October 20, 2021