{"id":684,"date":"2017-04-10T23:09:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T23:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/datasecurity\/wp-datasecurity\/2017\/04\/10\/3-procurement-opportunities-from-the-dallas-emergency-siren-hack\/"},"modified":"2017-04-10T23:09:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T23:09:00","slug":"3-procurement-opportunities-from-the-dallas-emergency-siren-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/datasecurity\/wp-datasecurity\/3-procurement-opportunities-from-the-dallas-emergency-siren-hack\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Procurement Opportunities from the Dallas Emergency Siren Hack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:17px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\"><b>Background on the emergency system hack:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:17px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\">all 156 of Dallas&#8217;\u00a0emergency sirens were hacked and triggered to sound last weekend<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:17px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\">The hack of the system exposed that the system had to be shut down\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Procurement Opportunities for Emergency IT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:17px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\">Mayor Rawlings called it &#8220;evidence of a need to upgrade and safeguard the city\u2019s technology infrastructure&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:17px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\">The hack was tracked down because of the ability to coordinate with other security professionals<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:17px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\">The sirens triggered a heavy load on the city&#8217;s 911 system that triggered up to 11 minute wait times<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/04\/08\/us\/dallas-emergency-sirens-hacking.html?_r=0\"><span style=\"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:17px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\">New York Times |\u00a0<\/span>Hacking Attack Woke Up Dallas With Emergency Sirens, Officials Say<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:17px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\"><b>Background on the emergency system hack:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:17px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\">all 156 of Dallas&#8217;\u00a0emergency sirens were hacked and triggered to sound last weekend<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:17px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\">The hack of the system exposed that the system had to be shut down\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Procurement Opportunities for Emergency IT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:17px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\">Mayor Rawlings called it &#8220;evidence of a need to upgrade and safeguard the city\u2019s technology infrastructure&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:17px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\">The hack was tracked down because of the ability to coordinate with other security 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