"DHS S&T Expands Pilot of Cybersecurity Tech for Emergency Communications Centers"
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has expanded pilot testing of a technology solution aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity of the nation's emergency communications infrastructure. SecuLore Solutions, a cybersecurity company based in Odenton, Maryland, received funding from DHS S&T for its research and development (R&D) of a cybersecurity defense solution in which predictive analytics and cyber data are applied to help detect and mitigate cyberattacks targeting legacy emergency communications systems as well as new Next Generation 911 (NG911) and Internet Protocol-based technologies. The company updated its existing cybersecurity solutions with a new capability that enables near-real-time behavioral threat analysis of traffic flowing to an Emergency Communications Center's (ECC) network and provides recommended steps for remediation based on the malware's behavior, type, or both. SecuLore is currently pilot testing its cybersecurity solution with the Emergency Services Department in Palm Beach County, Florida. Pilot testing of the solution will expand to five more ECCs across the US. The feedback and insights captured during these pilots will help SecuLore and DHS gain a better understanding of how other Emergency Services Departments would use and manage the cybersecurity technology. This article continues to discuss the expanded pilot testing of SecuLore Solutions' newly developed cybersecurity solution for ECCs to bolster the nation's emergency communications infrastructure, as well as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA)'s role and S&T's cybersecurity mission.