How America’s 911 emergency response system can be hacked

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/09/09/how-americas-911-emergency-response-system-can-be-hacked/?postshare=941473742241787&tid=ss_fb

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In  a similar thought some alarm central stations are being directly connected with 911 call centers computers with an ASAP-to-PSAP adoption , thus giving another way to hack in . 

Delaware County, Ohio, is the latest municipality to go live with Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), a technology that automates communication between alarm monitoring central stations and 911 centers, resulting in improved accuracy and speed of emergency response. Transmitting data electronically speeds up alarm notification delivery and reduces the number of phone calls and processing time. It also eliminates human error or miscommunication between operators; all pertinent data goes directly to first responders within seconds. In cities where it is used, ASAP delivers alarm notification information from central stations directly to public safety answering points (PSAPs) via computer rather than by phone, eliminating the need for communication between monitoring center operators and 911 operators. This would also lead to a potential breach should the central station be hacked.

With more and more alarms being converted to IP, there is potential to gain a foothold into a central station and then to the 911 center. 

 

http://www.sdmmag.com/articles/92665-delaware-county-ohio-goes-live-with-asap