1. Working Group 2: Emergency Alerting Platforms Status Update September 21, 2015 Farrokh Khatibi, Co-Chair (Qualcomm) Francisco Sánchez, Jr., Co-Chair (Harris County, Texas)

2. 2 WG2 Objectives Working Group Description: WG2 will review current Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) security practices and recommend actions, including development of best practices. The review will cover end-to-end security aspects of WEA including the integrity of the C-interface, protection of the carrier networks and security of message data on handsets. Consideration will be given to new technologies and cyber risks to WEA. WG2 will provide recommendations to encourage local and state use of alerts across multiple platforms, examine technology opportunities to overcome barriers, identify paths for people to push information to officials and seek ways to improve public safety outcomes.

3. 3 WG2 Deliverables Deliverables: Recommendation to the Commission on WEA security (Due: March 2016) Recommendation to the Commission on state/local use of “one-to-many” and “many-to-one” public communication systems (Due: September 2016)

4. 4 WG2 Members Francisco Sanchez (HCOHSEM) – Co-chair Farrokh Khatibi (Qualcomm) – Co-chair Alexander Gerdenitsch (Echostar) Alfred Kenyon (FEMA IPAWS) Bob Sherry (Intrado) Brian Daly (AT&T) Brian Murray (HCOHSEM) Chris Tarantino (Epicenter) Dana Golub (PBS) David Layer (NAB) Dr. Keith Bhatia (TCS) Hutch McClendon (Advanced Computer and Communications) Jeannett Sutton (University of Kentucky)

5. 5 WG2 Members (Cont.) Jennifer Manner (Echostar) Jose Rivera (DHS) Larry Rybar (Verizon) Larry Walke (NAB) Mark D. Annas (Riverside (CA) Fire Dept) Mark Lucero (FEMA IPAWS) Matthew Straeb (GSS Net) Mike Gerber (NWS) Peter Musgrove (AT&T (ATIS)) Robert Bunge (NOAA) Scott Enright (Emmis Communications) Shelley Blakeney (T-Mobile) Steve Mace (NTCA) Tim Dunn (T-Mobile)

6. 6 Background Published ATIS and joint ATIS/TIA Standards CSRIC IV studied Wireless Emergency Alerts CSRIC IV studied Emergency Alert System CSRIC IV studied Text-to-911 CSRIC IV studied cyber security Ongoing research into alerts and warnings Increased use of WEA across the country Availability of affordable technologies for alerting on numerous platforms Growing use of social media for alerting

7. 7 Working group co-chairs have met with FCC liaisons Individual conversations with working group members Initial meeting with WG2 members Two subgroups formed: Security Alerting WG2 Status

8. 8 Bi-weekly conference calls with members Date TBD: Submission of Draft WG2 Report 1 (Security) Date TBD: Submission of Draft WG2 Report 2 (Alerting) Date TBD: Submission of Final WG2 Report 1 (Security) Date TBD: Submission of Final WG2 Report 2 (Alerting) WG2 Schedule

9. 9 Next Steps Finalize WG2 membership, recruitment continues Develop a work plan to accomplish the CSRIC V charge taking advantage of WG2 members’ subject matter expertise Seek WG2 volunteers to lead aspects of the work plan Conduct bi-weekly conference calls for each sub- working group Provide periodic status updates to Steering Committee and Council