How to Manage a Cybersecurity Emergency Event?

How to Manage a Cybersecurity Emergency Event?

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A mission form the Israeli Public Security Ministry recently visited  an emergency center in the US in order to learn more about methods to improve the emergency regulations in Israel. The mission visited the emergency center in Bergen, New Jersey, which coordinates services of the police, healthcare and fire department systems.

The Israeli mission, which included the head of Information Security and Cyber branch, head of the Public Security Ministry Cyber branch, and head of the Fire Department Information Security Application branch. They also visited the Bergen 911 operational emergency management center, which is all based on Avaya’s technological solutions. The Israeli mission studied the center, which unifies multiple services in a single center with backup installation. They were interested in the idea of automatic communication between the emergency center and the various government ministries through an advanced Avaya communication center.

They also studied the management of information and cyber security events as well as cameras and control systems.

The mission members visited also the BlackHat and Defcon conventions held at that time in the USA, which incorporated cyber workshops, technological innovation and meeting with the world cyber security officials and experts.

The conventions also presented some solutions which could be suitable for the needs of the Israeli Public Security Ministry, including cellular devices security solutions, low voltage systems security solutions, cameras, communications networks security and more.