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CJIS Compliance for Fire and EMS: The Shared CAD Problem
Fire and EMS agencies accessing NCIC data through shared CAD systems face CJIS audit failures on personnel screening, MFA, and data segregation.
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Pre-Plan Security: The PHI-Adjacent Data Most Fire Departments Leave Unlocked
Alarm codes, Knox box combinations, occupant medical conditions, and hazmat locations live in your pre-plan system with weaker access controls than your ePCR. Here is the fix.
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MFA for the Ambulance: Why Just Use a YubiKey Isnt the Answer
YubiKeys, SMS codes, and authenticator apps fail in the field. Here is a layered MFA approach designed for the back of an ambulance.
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