Preparation and education are vital to protecting critical infrastructure from the increasing number of cyber threats, participants in a Twitter chat on cybersecurity said.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) and Department of Transportation (DOT) National 911 Program developed a next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) cybersecurity primer.

The SAFECOM program released several new resources for using encryption in mobile radio systems. The program released two new guides and two new fact sheets with technical, policy and interoperability details around encryption.

The Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI), a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) center of excellence led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, announced a new request for proposals (RFP) for interdisciplinary research, technology development, education and workforce development relevant to the resilience and security of the nation’s critical infrastructure.

First responders, transportation agencies and public departments depend on interoperable LMR solutions to connect and communicate. AT&T now supports Inter RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI), an IP-based, open-standard connection – Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) Project 25 (P25), company officials said.

President Obama released a presidential policy directive (PPD) on cybersecurity that outlines federal government responsibility for cybersecurity and for cyber incidents.

The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) will deploy Intergraph CAD software across 13 USMC bases throughout the world as part of the Consolidated Emergency Response System (CERS) program.

ASTRID, the Belgian public-safety network provider, released information from a thorough technical analysis of the TETRA network communications following the terror attacks in Brussels 22 March. Immediately after the attacks, an initial analysis offered technical and operational perspectives.

More than 30 state chief information officers (CIOs) and state technology policy officials participated in the National Association of State Chief Information (NASCIO) 2016 fly-in last week, where they had the opportunity to advocate for NASCIO’s 2016 priorities.

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) published a call to action for states to develop advanced cyber analytics capabilities. The report presents a definition of advanced cyber analytics, explains why it is important and makes the case that states need to invest in such capabilities.