Annual cyber audit of US emergency response system sought

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Security Agency have been urged by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., to conduct an annual cybersecurity audit of the FirstNet phone network for emergency responders following the discovery of vulnerabilities in the Signaling System No. 7 protocol, which could be exploited to facilitate location tracking, call recording, and text message compromise, The Register reports.

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