USTelecom urges FCC to utilize NIST framework as foundation for cyber requirements under submarine cable rule revamp

The Federal Communications Commission should utilize the outcome-oriented approach of the NIST cybersecurity framework to update cyber requirements for submarine cable licenses, according to a filing from USTelecom to inform next steps on the FCC’s potential revamp to submarine cable rules.

“In setting requirements for submarine cables, as in other contexts, the best strategy is an outcome-oriented and adaptable approach grounded in the broadly utilized National Institute of Standards & Technology Cybersecurity Framework, requiring practices in each of the core...