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Tennessee Emergency Com- munications Board ( TECB )
• Statewide Cybersecurity As- sessments and Penetration Testing
• Excellence in Public Safety
In the wake of cy- ber attacks tar- geting govern- ment entities , TECB partnered
with communica- tions firm Mission Critical
Partners on a new project focused on assess- ing the cybersecu- rity status of the state ’ s 142 public safety answering points ( PSAPs ).
The project will generate greater visibility into TN ’ s 911 infrastruc- ture , which is growing in complex- ity and sophistication as the state transitions to Next Generation 911 ( NG911 ), a broadband , Internet Protocol ( IP ) -based system that en- ables the transmission of real-time text , images , video and voice calls .
The project is partly funded by the 911 Grant Program jointly pro- vided by the U . S . Department of Transportation ( DOT ), and the U . S . Department of Commerce ( DOC ).
TECB ' s Program is designed to support efforts to deliver modern- ized 911 services , so local ECDs can better serve their citizens .
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