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

COVID-19, aka the coronavirus, pandemic is grabbing a lot of attention right now, partly because we don’t see global pandemics in the United States very often, certainly not one of this gravity. But we do see other significant events on a fairly regular basis— e.g., wildfires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, hazardous materials spills, network outages—that can disrupt or halt public safety operations.

Topics: Next Generation 911 Networks, Operations, Public Safety Technology, Consulting, Emergency Response Ecosystem, Law Enforcement, Continuity of Operations and Disaster Recovery, Criminal Justice, 911 and Emergency Communications Centers

Strategic Planning for Public Safety

The expectations placed on public safety agencies increase every day—from doing more with smaller budgets and fewer staff to improving communications between dispatchers and emergency responders in the field, to decreasing response times and improving response outcomes. In today’s constantly evolving emergency communications landscape, the public sector can take a cue from private organizations and prioritize initiatives, goals and ideas through strategic-plan development.

Topics: Operations, Public Safety, Consulting, Law Enforcement

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

According to a recent report by Crowdstrike, cybersecurity threats to state and local governments increased in sophistication in 2019. While there have been improvements in how government agencies detect attacks, assailants continue to be relentless and inventive in their efforts to find IT infrastructure gaps that can be exploited. In a highly complex digital environment full of cybercriminals looking to exploit your organization’s vulnerability, a self-inflected wound can be especially frustrating.

Topics: Operations, Staffing, Cybersecurity, IT and Network Support, Emergency Response Ecosystem, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice

DAS and BDA Technology Might Seem the Same—But They’re Not

As we move about the public safety sector, we often hear a common misconception, which is that distributed antenna systems (DAS) and bidirectional amplifier (BDA) systems are the same. But while they generally serve the same purpose—which is to boost radio frequency (RF) signals to enhance in-building coverage—they are quite different. Let’s explore the basic differences.

Topics: Public Safety Technology, Radio coverage, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, Fire and EMS

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

Strategic Planning for Public Safety

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

DAS and BDA Technology Might Seem the Same—But They’re Not

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