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The weakest link (with related video)

Enterprise communications networks often are victimized by those who use them.

Smartphone app makes vehicle extrication a snap

Developed by Bohemian Innovations, the Extraction Zones Pro app puts vehicle information at the hands of first responders. Upon arriving at the scene of a vehicular accident, emergency responders can click on this app and select the make and model of the damaged vehicles from an extensive databank in the pop-up list.

Virtual USA extends data-sharing capabilities

Before Gen 4, Virtual USA was a state-centric tool, but the new version expands information-sharing across states, counties and cities.

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Rocky Mount PD enhances response, situational awareness with alert, analysis service

Ralph Clark, president and CEO of SST — formerly ShotSpotter — and Kevin Bern, a sergeant with the Rocky Mount (N.C.) Police Department, talk about a new hosted gunshot-location service that the company introduced at the International Association of Chiefs of Police annual conference.

Facial recognition technology nabs criminals in Florida (with video)

About 170 Pinellas County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office deputies have been outfitted with cameras that allow them to take pictures of suspects that can be cross-checked against the sheriff’s office photo archive.

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Cameras, facial recognition technology enable sherrif’s deputies

Scott McCallum, system analyst for the Pinellas County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office, discusses the office’s initiative to outfit deputies with cameras to take pictures of suspects that can be cross-checked against their photo archive.

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DHS secretary kicks off cybersecurity awareness month

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano kicked off National Cyber Security Awareness Month at the 2011 Michigan Cyber Summit. There she discussed the importance of cybersecurity and cyber resilience.

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Experts: Cybersecurity is becoming a bigger problem for mission-critical entities (with related video)

Today’s IP-based systems are “exponentially” increasing the opportunities for hackers, because there are many more breach points, L.R. Kimball’s J. Kevin McGeary said.

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Nixle offers next-generation messaging product for free (with related video)

Nixle announced the launch of its next-generation Nixle Connect platform at no cost to government agencies, which have used the company’s secure technology to leverage social media and text messaging to communicate directly with their constituencies.

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There’s an app for that

Or at least there will be, as software developers gear up for the dawn of public safety’s LTE era.

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The weakest link (with related video)

Smartphone app makes vehicle extrication a snap

Virtual USA extends data-sharing capabilities

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Rocky Mount PD enhances response, situational awareness with alert, analysis service

Facial recognition technology nabs criminals in Florida (with video)

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Cameras, facial recognition technology enable sherrif’s deputies

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DHS secretary kicks off cybersecurity awareness month

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Experts: Cybersecurity is becoming a bigger problem for mission-critical entities (with related video)

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Nixle offers next-generation messaging product for free (with related video)

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There’s an app for that

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Updated: How ‘sidelink’ peer-to-peer communications can enhance public-safety operations

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How 5G is making cities safer, smarter, and more efficient

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Russia’s war in Ukraine shows cyberattacks can be war crimes dlvr.it/Spj3c2

FCC grants 700 MHz Band 14 license renewal to FirstNet Authority dlvr.it/Spj2Ny

Broadband for Critical Communications Everywhere Providing Connectivity When Seconds Count dlvr.it/Sph602

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World’s least-expensive self-driving vehicle revealed dlvr.it/Spgc88

Voice calling is finally making its way onto 5G dlvr.it/SpdtYW

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