[Krebs on Security] Who's Behind Monday's 14-State 911 Outage?

Krebs on Security has posted a new item. Emergency 911 systems were down for more than an hour on Monday in towns and cities across 14 U.S. states. The outages led many news outlets to speculate the problem was related to Microsoft's Azure web services platform, which also was struggling with a widespread outage at the time. However, multiple sources tell KrebsOnSecurity the 911 issues stemmed from some kind of technical snafu involving Intrado and Lumen, two companies that together handle 911 calls for a broad swath of the United States. Please use the link above to continue reading this posting. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Don't rely only on CVSS to prioritize. Use machine learning to predict what is most likely to be exploited. Risk-based vulnerability management helps you prioritize your remediation efforts to focus on the vulnerabilities and assets that matter most. Risk-based VM can help you make the most efficient use of your limited security resources by making the biggest impact on risk with the least amount of effort. Ready to make the move to risk-based VM? Download the eBook: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * You received this e-mail because you asked to be notified when new updates are posted. Best regards, BrianKrebs P.S. You may manage your subscription here: