A survey of IT and security executives globally found that the majority of respondents agree that cyber threats are putting industrial control systems and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) at more risk than before.

The North American and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) total command and control room market including technology and services is set to increase from an estimated $3.2 billion in 2013 to almost $4.4 billion in 2018 for public safety, transportation and utilities. The data comes from an IHS report.

The IJIS Institute — a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing and safeguarding for justice, public safety and homeland security — released a white paper on National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Version Migration.

State governments are taking divergent approaches to planning and varied strategies for engaging with federal and local partners for the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), according to a report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO).

More than 3 million “cost-optimized” Digital Mobile Radio, digital Private Mobile Radio (dPMR) and competing digital technology terminals will be shipped in 2018, outstripping analog and all other digital technology shipments, according to new market research.

The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) Broadband Working Group (BBWG) is proud to announce the publication of a report that defines “public safety grade.” The definition is of critical importance to public-safety agencies and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), charged with building a nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).

A pro-indoor location accuracy group released results of a survey of managers and dispatchers from public-safety answering points (PSAPs) who handle 9-1-1 calls in all 50 states, finding that most dispatchers have difficulty locating wireless callers through the location information provided by the carriers, particularly when they are calling from indoor locations.

Two Los Angeles television stations and CTIA released a report based on the stations’ channel-sharing pilot. The results have real-world implications for the hybrid business model that would be necessary for a successful channel-sharing agreement to be reached, the report said.

Reserving spectrum for communications by emergency services would improve public safety, according to research by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). In addition, it could yield a high socioeconomic benefit that could potentially outweigh the opportunity cost of forgoing the sale of this reserved spectrum, said the report.

The number of entities with identified or suspected security breaches has increased to 40 percent from 28 percent last year, according to a survey conducted by SANS about control system security.