Wayne Pecena, Associate Director of Engineering at KAMU-FM/TV, was recently featured in an Inside Radio article about the rise in cybersecurity issues in broadcasting.

Pecena commented “The transition from dedicated broadcast hardware to software-driven and internet-connected environments has both transformed station facilities and made them vulnerable”.

Traditional technical operations increasingly resemble data centers filled with network-connected systems rather than standalone equipment. That shift creates operational flexibility, but also dramatically expands what cybersecurity experts call the “attack surface.”

Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Chief Zenji Nakazawa warned that attacks targeting stations are becoming more frequent and increasingly sophisticated, creating risks that extend beyond station operations into public safety and national security.

The ABA Engineering Services will host a special Engineering Webinar on Tuesday June 9^th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Register online here

Read more from the FCC cybersecurity workshop HERE