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Lawrence County switches emergency-alert vendor after Code Red security breach
Summary
After a November security breach affected its OnSolve/Code Red service and revoked IPAWS certificates, Lawrence County approved a three-year, discounted subscription with Reed Group to restore mass-notification capabilities. The contract passed unanimously; initial activation expected within days.
Lawrence County commissioners voted unanimously to approve a subscription agreement to replace the county's mass-notification service after a security incident disrupted the previous vendor’s platform.
Public Safety Director Chad Strobel told the board the county lost access to its prior provider (OnSolve, known for the Code Red product) following a security breach in November and that federal authorities had revoked the county’s ability to send IPAWS messages through that vendor. "We lost access to the platform…
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