FCC Proposed More Cyber Regulation for Internet Providers

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently recommended greater cybersecurity oversight for internet service providers, it remains to be seen whether the advice, issued in the final days of President Obama’s administration, will be followed.

The FCC’s report, requested by Congress last fall in response to the distributed-denial-of-service attack on Dyn, Inc, indicated that ISPs have not only the ability to reduce cyber risk associated with their services, but also the responsibility to do so. The FCC emphasized the increased risk to critical infrastructure that rely on Internet connections that could occur without proper risk management on the part of ISPs, as well as cyber risks related to supply chain and mergers and acquisitions.

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Erin Ayers, FCC proposed more cyber regulation for Internet providers (February 24, 2017), available with subscription at Advisen Cyber Front Page News.