---
title: The Day The 911 Network Stood Still
metaTitle: "The Day The 911 Network Stood Still"
slug: the-day-the-911-network-stood-still
date: "2016-11-03T15:58:25-05:00"
image:
  src: "https://cdn.securelogix.dev/slx/images/undefined.webp"
sourcePublisher:
  name: Network World
  url: bit.ly
sourceArticle:
  url: "http://bit.ly/2fg0vTW"
tags: [Critical Infrastructure, "Emergency Services & 911 Systems", Healthcare, Hospitals, TDoS]
status: published
---

November 3, 2016

The frail, legacy emergency 911 network in the United States was accidentally brought to its proverbial knees recently by a teenager looking for an Apple iOS bug...