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US phone companies could face fines for weak #security under a proposed new rule
This is apparently in response to the PRC connected threat actor "Salt Typhoon" found to have compromised the biggest US telecommunications orgs.
The rule proposes that telecomms/comms providers would have to "submit an annual certification to the FCC attesting that they have created, updated, and implemented a cybersecurity risk management plan, which would strengthen communications from future cyberattacks."
#us #fcc #cybersecurity #infosec
https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/5/24314330/fcc-telecom-security-rule-salt-typhoon-hack
This is apparently in response to the PRC connected threat actor "Salt Typhoon" found to have compromised the biggest US telecommunications orgs.
The rule proposes that telecomms/comms providers would have to "submit an annual certification to the FCC attesting that they have created, updated, and implemented a cybersecurity risk management plan, which would strengthen communications from future cyberattacks."
#us #fcc #cybersecurity #infosec
https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/5/24314330/fcc-telecom-security-rule-salt-typhoon-hack