Industry groups seek harmonization in FCC data breach reporting proposal with other federal regimes

Stakeholders in the information and communications technology sector are asking the FCC to consider regulatory harmonization in its proposed rule concerning data breach notifications for customer proprietary network information.

“The Commission should refrain from needlessly duplicating cyber incident reporting requirements currently being implemented by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency pursuant to the recently passed Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act, a goal of which is to minimize duplication of cyber incident reporting requirements,” the Competitive Carriers Association ...