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		<title>A Custom FCC EAS Compliance Blueprint</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Barry Mishkind [September 2026] The FCC is telling stations, large and small, that they must make changes to harden their systems against hackers. Fortunately, there is a way to do this without spending a lot of money. A new company, PCwrt, is ready to consult and offer help to get the job done. With [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Building A Secure Network For EAS</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rolf Taylor]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Rolf Taylor [August 2026] The FCC has become increasingly unnerved by the repeating hacking intrusions into normal program transmissions. Worried that this could affect delivery of information and instructions on the Emergency Alert System (EAS) during an emergency situation the FCC lit a short fuse in an effort to promote more secure networks at [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Free Tool to Comply with the New FCC EAS Password Rule – and More!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Ken Fine [July 2026] The FCC has issued the Public Notice and Order requiring EAS units to be held to a much tighter security standard than in the past (a discussion of the FCC actions is here). Ken Fine has utilized an A.I. structure to provide a simple password generator over which you have [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>IT Security for Broadcast Equipment</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Kirk Harnack [June 2026] All too often, especially with governmental agencies, you see and hear the policy “One size fits all.” But that is really rarely the case. Broadcasters come from large consolidated companies as well as small-town mom &#38; pop operations. One size does not fit all. Kirk Harnack offers some guidelines and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Beware of Killer Thumb Drives</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Mishkind]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Barry Mishkind [May 2026] You may never look at a USB thumb drive or cable the same way after reading this. What was just a precaution that seemed like overkill now may be a warning we need to know. See how this all progressed. USB devices are so common that most people plug them [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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