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NTIA head calls for ecosystem-wide engagement on implementing botnet recommendations

By Joshua Higgins / January 29, 2018

The head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration today said implementing recently issued recommendations on mitigating botnet threats will require comprehensive effort from government, industry, and international stakeholders, while cautioning against pursuing regulations in this space.

At the Internet Education Foundation’s “State of the Net” conference, NTIA administrator David Redl said mitigating botnet threats cannot be solved through government regulation, but implementing recommendations to mitigate botnet threats laid out in a Jan. 5 report from the Trump administration...


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