Group Urges FCC Crackdown on Unsecure Gear
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a self-described neo-conservative think tank, urged the FCC on Monday to require recertification for any authorized device that's modified by an entity on the agency’s “covered list” of unsecure companies. “This oversight would prevent…
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any entity currently on the Covered List from modifying previously authorized equipment in ways that might introduce new vulnerabilities following purchase or installation,” said a filing in docket 21-232. The requirement would “encourage American firms to transition toward alternate suppliers, further bolstering U.S. national security.” The FCC should also impose the “broadest possible prohibitions” to safeguard U.S. security, rather than pinpointing “specific components that may harbor vulnerabilities, such as modular transmitters, logic-bearing hardware, firmware, software, or semiconductors," the group said.