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NG911 Interoperability and Cybersecurity: It Saves Lives

Michael Fox (Executive Director, Texas A&M Center for Applied Communications and Networks)

Logan Freeman (Associate Director, Engineering, Texas A&M Center for Applied Communications and Networks)

Sridhar Kowdley (Technology Manager, US Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate)

Eman Hammad (Professor, Texas A&M University, College of Engineering)

Steve McMurrer (Information Systems Division Chief, Fairfax County Dept of Public Safety Communications)

Track: 911 and NG911

Format: Panel Session

Vault Recording: TBD

Michael Fox

Logan Freeman

Sridhar Kowdley

Eman Hammad

Steve McMurrer

Next Generation 911 (NG911) is being rolled out across the country - and the world. There have been stories told of failed or delayed deployments due to interoperability issues. In addition, cybersecurity attacks - particularly swatting - on our 911 systems are on the rise. This session covers how to ensure that your NG911 implementation is resilient to cybersecurity attacks and will interoperate with implementations from neighboring jurisdictions.

Takeaway

-- Why the combination of conformance, interoperability, and end-to-end testing is critical to NG911 interoperability. Just one or two is not enough.
-- What the threat map for NG911 looks like, including disruptive events, operational stage, escalation paths, swatting, as well as how to detect and mitigate against these threats.
-- How to know if their chosen NG911 system is interoperable and cyber-resilient.