Monday, 8 February 2016

Federal lawmakers highlight FirstNet’s cybersecurity needs during hearing

FirstNet should take measures to ensure that its nationwide public-safety broadband network is not victimized by the kind of data breaches and cyberattacks that have plagued other federal-government entities, several members of a House subcommittee said during a hearing last week.

Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) cited “massive security breaches” at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as incidents that must be avoided by FirstNet, which is designed to communicate a host of sensitive information about first-response entities and the people they are supposed to protect. For the full article click here 



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