Telecom companies resisted cybersecurity regulation in written testimony (http://xrl.us/bmw9wp) submitted in...
Telecom companies resisted cybersecurity regulation in written testimony (http://xrl.us/bmw9wp) submitted in advance of Wednesday’s hearing in the House Communications Subcommittee. Cybersecurity legislation should not impose new regulation on the communications sector, which could have “unintended consequences” that “stifle Internet innovation,”…
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said AT&T Chief Security Officer Edward Amoroso. “Cyber adversaries are dynamic and increasingly sophisticated, and do not operate under a laboriously defined set of rules or processes. The challenges we face in cyber security simply cannot be solved by imposing slow moving, bureaucratic processes on those who build, operate in, and use cyber space.” Comcast Vice President Jason Livingood agreed: “Attempting to impose uniform cybersecurity solutions could actually be counterproductive, by enabling an attacker that cracks a single solution to compromise multiple systems, and by slowing down or constraining our ability to rapidly develop innovative cybersecurity solutions.” CenturyLink “strongly caution[s] against a traditional regulatory approach based on government mandates or ‘performance requirements,'” said Chief Security Officer David Mahon. “CenturyLink and our industry peers already have the strongest commercial incentives to invest in, and maintain robust cybersecurity.” MetroPCS has avoided cyberattacks without any government mandates, said Chief Information Officer John Olsen: “Private sector companies like MetroPCS are already well incented to protect their networks because their customers would have a negative reaction to cyber intrusion, especially one that disrupts service on the network or exposes CPNI or customer personal information.” The hearing is at 10 a.m. in Room 2123, Rayburn Building.