On Emergency Preparedness, FEMA Cites 'Challenges,' Including in Communications, Cyber
Communications resiliency, infrastructure, cybersecurity and the 2017 hurricane season are areas of concern in emergency preparedness, the Federal Emergency Management Agency reported. “Challenges remain” in addressing infrastructure resilience, the report said, saying the failure of communications systems in Puerto Rico…
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caused “limited situational awareness” after Maria and Irma. “Interdependencies between energy and other infrastructure systems present challenges in response and recovery; efforts to mitigate disruptions and to help communities learn from and plan for these challenges are growing.” Though the agency describes efforts to address those issues by the Department of Energy, Small Business Administration and FBI, it appears to contain no references to the FCC. It also doesn’t mention FCC-related actions on emergency preparedness such as the investigation into the false missile alert in Hawaii, efforts to restore communications in Puerto Rico or the nationwide emergency alert tests. FEMA focused on cybersecurity and IoT as areas of concern. “Insufficient information sharing between the public and private sectors has hindered the Nation’s effectiveness in defending against cyber threats,” the agency said.