Rosenworcel proposes FCC cyber requirements for communications service providers in response to Salt Typhoon threat

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has proposed a set of actions for the commission to take in response to the Salt Typhoon threat, including a declaratory ruling ordering telecom carriers to secure their networks and a new rulemaking to require cyber risk management plans from providers.

“Following recent reports involving an intrusion by foreign actors into U.S. communications networks, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed urgent action to safeguard the nation’s communications systems from real and present cybersecurity threats, including from state-sponsored...