Krebs and Pai issue joint appeal for states to ensure communications sector has needed access, resources amid COVID-19

The nation’s governors should take steps to ensure communications-sector workers can access the resources they need to keep their lifeline industries functioning safely and securely during the COVID-19 pandemic, the leaders of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Federal Communications Commission urged in a letter Monday.

The letter, from CISA Director Christopher Krebs and FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, includes six asks of the governors, including that they review the workforce guidances already produced by the cyber agency. Krebs...