A public draft of proposed EAS rules being circulated by the FCC would require EAS participants, including broadcasters, to certify annually that they have implemented a cybersecurity risk management ...

When radio engineers get together and talk about cybersecurity, many shake their heads that there are still stations out there that haven’t taken basic steps to protect their key systems including ...

As concerns about ransomware and other cybersecurity risks grow, the National Association of Broadcasters is urging the FCC to develop a standardized cybersecurity risk management plan template for ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. WASHINGTON— At least some Emergency Alert System observers sound encouraged by the FCC’s plans to ...

The NAB continues to push a software-based solution for Emergency Alert System equipment, allowing broadcasters to replace physical encoder/decoder hardware with digital options. The suggestions build ...

Come Thursday (9/20), unless delayed by a real emergency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the FCC are on track to conduct a combined nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eight months and four weeks ago, the FCC conducted a nationwide emergency alert test, with radio and TV stations sending alerts via the Emergency Alert System and mobile phones ...

Both agencies warned that software and equipment vulnerabilities could allow hackers to transmit fake emergency messages or disrupt real ones. FCC Cyber Threats Emergency Response Homeland Security ...