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      "description": "In Tech Topic #19, the importance of communications systems as the backbone for information exchange including voice, data, video, and Internet connectivity for all other critical industry sectors within the United States was demonstrated. As such, communications systems were shown to be a critical component of our national security and emergency preparedness resources and therefore they constitute an important component of our overall national critical infrastructure. In this topic the security of the communications infrastructure is discussed. The focus is not from a physical security perspective but rather, the cyber security of communications systems \u2013 that is the vulnerability of our communications to information warfare. Hence, in this topic the security of our communications systems is shown to be a very important aspect of our national infrastructure protection plans.      The number of incidents of documented attacks on computer-based systems and communications systems increases on a daily basis. These range from unsophisticated access attempts by curious hackers to the malicious attempts to extract financial gain by criminal enterprises. Fortunately, cyber attacks directly on communications infrastructures themselves have been rare, most likely because the perpetrators rely on a functioning communications infrastructure to achieve their objectives. The growth of malicious activities grew in the wake of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as perpetrators capitalized on the \"openness\" of networks, particularly the public Internet. The end result of these activities though can be catastrophic to the normal operations of communications and control systems and may threaten our national security.",
      "title": "Public Safety Tech Topic #20 - Cyber Security and Communications",
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      "updated_time": "2016-08-24T19:01:01+0000"
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   "id": "https://www.fcc.gov/help/public-safety-tech-topic-20-cyber-security-and-communications"
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