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Communications Center Management
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Wellness in the Emergency Communications Center
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Cybersecurity for Public Safety Communications
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Cybersecurity for Public Safety Communications

Security by Design: Fast, Secure Alarm-to-CAD

Sunday, August 2, 2026
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM  
Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 225 D
CEU: 1
Cybersecurity for Public Safety Communications
Level of Presentation: Beginner
Target Audience: 9-1-1 Coordinator, Engineer/ Technician, Manager, Supervisor, Consultant, Director, Information Systems
Cyberattacks against public-sector critical services are rising, and emergency communications center (ECC) ecosystems — e.g., computer-aided dispatch (CAD), emergency call-handling (ECH), ancillary data feeds — are in the crosshairs. This session outlines a pragmatic cybersecurity posture for alarm data exchange — e.g., network segmentation, access control, logging, incident communications — that aligns with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) guidance and Public Safety Threat Alliance (PSTA) intelligence. Learn how Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) implementations can harden data pipelines while keeping workflows fast and transparent during an incident.

Learning Objectives:

  • Minimal, high-impact controls for ECC data exchanges (CISA CPG aligned).
  • Incident playbook: how to communicate, continue operations, and recover.
  • How to apply segmentation, access control, and logging without slowing operations