An Architecture to Secure NG9-1-1 Multimedia Content

SecureLogix is working on several projects with DHS to secure NG9-1-1. Our focus has been on voice/calls and threats such as TDoS, robocalls, and SWATing. As part of our projects, we have built an infrastructure that easily can be deployed in NG9-1-1 and be expanded to provide access to the multimedia data, to include audio content, text, images, and video. This architecture is based upon our PolicyGuru solution, which provides security sensors and optional session control that are deployed in an ESInet or PSAP. Call data is sent by the system in real time to the Orchestra One cloud component, where all the detection, analysis, and aggregation is performed. The threat scoring output is then sent to the Intrado (formerly West) ECaTS dashboard for situational awareness.We propose to address the security needs for NG9-1-1 and multimedia by developing a prototype architecture that supports the goals of the EC3 concept. We will perform a more robust threat assessment to determine the priority of threats. These threats are primarily related to TDoS, SWATting/misdirection, and malicious content. We will modify our PolicyGuru solution and Orchestra One to access and transmit audio, text, images, and video to Orchestra One for processing. We will integrate several multimedia plugins that address selected issues with audio, text, images, and video. The focus will be upon text, which is the most common and we believe the greatest threat. Some processing for audio, images, and video will be performed for SWATting/misdirection and malicious content.