The FDNY is seeking to build a digital firewall to protect the city’s thousands of rescue workers from cyberattacks, including “doxxing,” The Post has learned.
The FDNY is seeking to build a digital firewall to protect the Big Apple’s thousands of rescue workers from cyberattacks, including “doxxing,” The Post has learned.
Doxxing is the publishing of personal information on the internet with the intent to bully, harass or threaten others.recently doxxed six Supreme Court justices An FDNY spokesman said the move to increase cybersecurity wasn’t triggered by a doxxing incident involving one of the city’s Bravest. But the department has enormous databases with the personal information of its 15,000 emergency responders and other workers — as well as retirees and patients it treats responding to 911 calls — that could be vulnerable to cyberattacks.
The FDNY has databases containing the personal information of approximately 15,000 members, according to a spokesman.The selected cybersecurity pro would help implement anti-hack software and develop a training program for a workforce that interacts regularly with the public, the note to potential bidders says.
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