The future of the Emergency Alert System looks software-focused as one of two major hardware suppliers exits the market and ...

“We are pleased to offer EAS-Net within the TITAN encoders to streamline airchains, reduce potential points of failure, increase redundancy, and reduce costs,” said Fred Ramsey, director of ATSC sales ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned that attackers could exploit critical security vulnerabilities in unpatched Emergency Alert System (EAS) encoder/decoder devices to send fake ...

A new optional approach to internal EAS operations is being advocated by the National Association of Broadcasters as a way to help broadcasters secure alerting equipment from cyberattack. NAB says ...

NAB says using software-based encoder/decoder technology would eliminate the need for physical EAS equipment and promote the aims of the FCC. However, one EAS equipment manufacturer believes that ...

Pyle discovered a vulnerability in an EAS encoder and decoder device, specifically the Monroe Electronics R189 One-Net DASDEC EAS device widely used by EAS providers.

The vote came after the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued an advisory on Aug. 1 warning of “certain vulnerabilities in EAS encoder/decoder devices that, if not updated to most recent ...

The FCC’s warning comes after FEMA delivered an advisory earlier this month about a potential vulnerability in some EAS encoder/decoder devices that did not have up-to-date software.

Pyle told a reporter at Bleeping Computer that the vulnerabilities reside in the Monroe Electronics R189 One-Net DASDEC EAS, which is a type of emergency alert system encoder and decoder.

Hackers can use the U.S. Emergency Alert System to issue TV, radio and cable network alerts if encoder and decoder device software isn’t properly updated, the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

“We recently became aware of certain vulnerabilities in EAS encoder/decoder devices that, if not updated to the most recent software versions, could allow an actor to issue EAS alerts over the ...

"We recently became aware of certain vulnerabilities in EAS encoder/decoder devices that, if not updated to most recent software versions, could allow an actor to issue EAS alerts over the host ...