SOMERSET, Pa. – Somerset County is contracting with Motorola Solutions to better protect its emergency radio communications system from hackers.
It will add a new layer of 24/7 cybersecurity for the county’s tower sites and radio dispatch consoles, Somerset County’s 911 Operations Manager Craig Hollis-Nicholson said.
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