Public Safety Threat Alliance
Recognized by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Motorola Solutions has established a cyber threat Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO) to provide the public safety community with actionable intelligence to defend against attacks.
Our shared mission
The Public Safety Threat Alliance (PSTA) serves as a cyber threat intelligence sharing, collaboration and information hub for the evolving cyber security challenges faced by the global public safety community.
Why Now?
Cyber attacks continue to threaten public safety organizations — and some believe better information sharing could help.
What's Next?
Join now to become an associate member and receive the bi-weekly CyberBytes bulletin. Become a full access member by signing an information sharing agreement.
Membership
Membership in the Public Safety Threat Alliance is no-cost and open to all public safety agencies and those commercial organizations serving the community.
Sign up for our quarterly webinar
Q4 2025 Defending the Front Lines: PSTA Member Insights
October 23rd, 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET
278 successful cyberattacks against the public safety community in 2025*
20 mission-critical system disruptions by cyberattacks in 2025*
9-1-1 Call Handling
4 systems disrupted*
Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD)
13 systems disrupted*
Public Safety Radio
3 systems disrupted*
*PSTA 2025 cyberattack data (as of 9/30/2025)
How Managed Detection and Response for PSAPs Protects Milwaukee County 9-1-1
Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) stand on the front lines of a new digital landscape. Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) empowers communities with crucial data sharing and enhanced communication, but this connectivity opens the door to sophisticated threats. The reality is stark: ransomware, telephone denial-of-service (TDoS) and swatting are not hypothetical scenarios — they are cyber… Read More
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AI Phishing Attacks: A Public Safety Guide
The subject line was urgent: “Immediate Action Required: Unauthorized Data Access Detected.” It looked real — the logo, the sender’s address and the panicked tone all screamed, “click this now.” An analyst at a public safety agency, highly trained to spot the usual red flags, only hesitated for a second to take action. Why? Because… Read More
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2025 Threat Actor Tradecraft Shifts for Public Safety
An IT analyst was rushing to meet a deadline, trying to access a critical vendor’s portal. When the login page lagged, they re-entered their credentials. What they didn’t know was that a sophisticated phishing attempt, which appeared urgent and referenced specific internal projects, had already harvested their login details. They had just walked into a… Read More
Read moreTrusted leadership to collect and share intelligence
The PSTA collects cyber threat information from law enforcement, private sector & other sources & fuses it into a coherent threat picture for members, providing public safety-focused actionable intelligence.
Concentrated
We focus on the expert delivery of threat intelligence, information sharing and managed defense.
Capable
We provide end-to-end cyber threat intelligence and proactive defense solutions for public safety.
Committed
We reduce the cybersecurity burden on public safety agencies so they can focus on their mission.
The PSTA fills a critical void, creating a single entity focused on the collection, analysis, production and sharing of actionable public safety-focused cyber threat information and intelligence.
Billy Bob Brown, Jr.
Executive Assistant Director for Emergency Communications, CISA