MCP Insights

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

In the United States, a public utility commission (PUC) is an entity that, under any state law, has ...
August 21, 2020

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Two Microsoft Zero-Day Attack Vulnerabilities

As part of our effort to inform our clients about potential and serious cybersecurity issues, MCP provides ...
August 18, 2020

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

Amid efforts to expose cybersecurity vulnerabilities in a network before an attacker does, penetration ...
August 13, 2020

With GIS Centerlines, the Devil Often is in the Details

Public safety agencies draw polygons using their geographic information systems (GIS) that define their ...
August 12, 2020

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

Continuity-of-operations plans (COOP) represent a significant investment of time and resources. However, ...
August 5, 2020

An Effective Way to Improve Evidence Management

An axiom within the criminal-justice community is that the more evidence that can be captured and leveraged ...
July 31, 2020

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Windows DNS Servers

As part of our effort to inform our clients about potential and serious cybersecurity issues, MCP provides ...
July 28, 2020

Why Critical Infrastructure Agencies Should Monitor for Exposed Credentials

The average number of breached data records, including credentials, per U.S.-based company, is an astounding ...
July 27, 2020
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Honoring Two Public Safety Visionaries

In Memoriam: Chief Robert Full, Pittsburgh, PA, and Robert Bloom, Alexandria, VA The Mission Critical ...
July 23, 2020

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

In April, the Federal Communications Commission issued an order that enables unlicensed devices to share 1200 ...
July 22, 2020

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Cisco Small Business Switches

As part of our effort to inform our clients about potential and serious cybersecurity issues, MCP provides ...
July 16, 2020

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

The cybersecurity problem that public safety agencies have is very big and it’s not going away—if anything, ...
July 15, 2020