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 ...

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 ...

Agency flags hijacks of insecure studio-to-transmitter gear after attackers pipe in fake alerts and vulgar audio Malicious ...

At its October 27, 2022, Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") proposing rule changes aimed at improving the ...

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 ...

The FCC warns US radio stations to secure their broadcasting equipment after hackers hijack airwaves to play offensive ...

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 ...

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 ...

The next nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS), will occur on September 20, 2018. This test will include multiple forms of communication; distributed by broadcasters through the ...

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 ...