Are wearables reliable enough for public safety?

Technology products designed for public safety must be reliable under extreme conditions. That’s why the National Institute of Standards and Technology will begin testing wearables marketed to first responders. Through its Public Safety Communication Research Division, NIST has been working on technology issues specific to the first responder community, including finding appropriate mobile device management solutions. This look into wearables builds on that past work, according to Joshua Franklin, an IT security specialist in the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. “When a new product class arises, it's not always up to snuff in terms of security,” Franklin said about the expanding market for wearables. “But sometimes it is, so we would love to be pleasantly surprised when we’re looking at these devices.”

NIST has been talking with first responders across the USA about what they’d like to see in wearable technology.

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