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Rosenworcel Relaunches CSRIC With Focus on 5G, Cloud Security

Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said the FCC will “re-establish” the Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council, with a new focus on 5G network security. Rosenworcel also asked the group Thursday to “review software and cloud services vulnerabilities and to…

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develop mitigation strategies.” CSRIC will now include members from “the FCC’s federal partners with similar interests,” she said. Former Chairman Ajit Pai rechartered the group four years ago, with less emphasis on cybersecurity, which had been a focus under former Chairman Tom Wheeler (see 1704100059). “The damage from recent supply chain attacks, like the SolarWinds software breach, demonstrates our need for a coordinated, multifaceted, and strategic approach to protecting our networks from all threats,” Rosenworcel said. The FCC asked for nominations for membership by June 1, with a planned first meeting in September.