WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center are warning that cyberattacks against law enforcement, fire departments and other emergency services have become commonplace and are likely to increase in frequency.
An intelligence assessment obtained by WTOP, reads, “cyber targeting of the Emergency Services Sector (ESS) will likely increase as systems and networks become more interconnected and the ESS becomes more dependent on information technology for daily operations.”
The assessment said the unified nature of the systems “creates more targets for hackers,” and that “vulnerable systems include call-center communications-management software, closed-circuit TV camera systems, interactive voice response systems, and emergency alert systems — particularly wireless emergency alert systems.”
Hacking emergency systems is not a new phenomenon. Similar incidents date back more than four years. The most notorious took place in February 2013. For the full article click here
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