The FCC is putting its emphasis on measurement and accountability as industry develops standards for cybersecurity, David Simpson, chief of the Public Safety Bureau, told the FCC Communications Security, Reliability & Interoperability Council Wednesday at CSRIC’s quarterly meeting. Simpson said industry must not “leave the public short” and accept “unacceptable degrees of risk."
The FCC is putting its emphasis on measurement and accountability as industry develops standards for cybersecurity, David Simpson, chief of the Public Safety Bureau, told the FCC Communications Security, Reliability & Interoperability Council Wednesday at CSRIC’s quarterly meeting. Simpson said industry must not “leave the public short” and accept “unacceptable degrees of risk."
Hours of debate on net neutrality rules at two FCC workshops Tuesday quickly veered into the issue of paid prioritization, a subsidiary issue the commission has committed to examine as it develops broader rules. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler opened the workshops, saying he hoped they would “put a fine point” on the more than 3 million net neutrality comments filed.
Hours of debate on net neutrality rules at two FCC workshops Tuesday quickly veered into the issue of paid prioritization, a subsidiary issue the commission has committed to examine as it develops broader rules. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler opened the workshops, saying he hoped they would “put a fine point” on the more than 3 million net neutrality comments filed.
Three House and Senate cybersecurity-related committee hearings are set for the next two weeks. The Senate Homeland Security Committee plans a hearing Wednesday on cybersecurity and other threats to homeland security. Suzanne Spaulding, Department of Homeland Security undersecretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate, and Robert Anderson, FBI executive assistant director of the Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch, are among those to testify, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in 342 Dirksen (http://1.usa.gov/1A6QKJz). The House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities set a hearing Wednesday on operationalizing cyber in the military. Lt. Gen. Edward Cardon, commander-U.S. Army Cyber Command; Major Gen. Vincent Stewart, commanding general-Marine Forces Cyber Command; Major Gen. Burke Wilson, commander-Air Force Cyber; and Vice Adm. Jan Tighe, commander-Fleet Cyber/10th Fleet, are to testify, beginning at 2 p.m. in 2212 Rayburn (http://1.usa.gov/1lLZjIO). The House Homeland Security Committee plans a hearing Sept. 17 on worldwide threats to homeland security, which include “ever present and growing cyber security risks,” said House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, in a statement. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, FBI Director James Comey and National Counterterrorism Center Director Matthew Olsen are to testify. The hearing is to begin 10 a.m. in 311 Cannon (http://1.usa.gov/1u6TjLU).
Three House and Senate cybersecurity-related committee hearings are set for the next two weeks. The Senate Homeland Security Committee plans a hearing Wednesday on cybersecurity and other threats to homeland security. Suzanne Spaulding, Department of Homeland Security undersecretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate, and Robert Anderson, FBI executive assistant director of the Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch, are among those to testify, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in 342 Dirksen (http://1.usa.gov/1A6QKJz). The House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities set a hearing Wednesday on operationalizing cyber in the military. Lt. Gen. Edward Cardon, commander-U.S. Army Cyber Command; Major Gen. Vincent Stewart, commanding general-Marine Forces Cyber Command; Major Gen. Burke Wilson, commander-Air Force Cyber; and Vice Adm. Jan Tighe, commander-Fleet Cyber/10th Fleet, are to testify, beginning at 2 p.m. in 2212 Rayburn (http://1.usa.gov/1lLZjIO). The House Homeland Security Committee plans a hearing Sept. 17 on worldwide threats to homeland security, which include “ever present and growing cyber security risks,” said House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, in a statement. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, FBI Director James Comey and National Counterterrorism Center Director Matthew Olsen are to testify. The hearing is to begin 10 a.m. in 311 Cannon (http://1.usa.gov/1u6TjLU).
Saying “meaningful competition for high-speed wired broadband is lacking,” even as the demand for “faster and better Internet” is growing, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said the agency would move to promote more broadband competition in places where it’s lacking and preserve it where it exists.
Saying “meaningful competition for high-speed wired broadband is lacking,” even as the demand for “faster and better Internet” is growing, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said the agency would move to promote more broadband competition in places where it’s lacking and preserve it where it exists.
Saying “meaningful competition for high-speed wired broadband is lacking,” even as the demand for “faster and better Internet” is growing, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said the agency would move to promote more broadband competition in places where it’s lacking and preserve it where it exists.
California’s enactment of the Smartphone Theft Prevention Act (SB-962) and recent industry commitments will likely result in anti-theft kill switch technology in smartphones nationwide, but that may not entirely quell interest in enacting further legislation at the federal and state levels, lawmakers and industry observers told us. California Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB-962 into law last week, requiring all smartphones sold in the state after July 1, 2015, to be pre-equipped with a kill switch that can be activated if the device is lost or stolen (WID Aug 27 p8).