The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently levied fines totaling nearly $200 million against the four major carriers, including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon, for illegally sharing access to customers’ location information without consent. The fines mark the culmination of a more than four-year investigation into the actions of the major carriers. In February 2020, the FCC notified all four wireless providers that their practices of sharing access to customer location data
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The Biden administration recently announced a new cyber initiative to label smart devices considered safe and less vulnerable to attacks. As part of the new cybersecurity labeling program, a new ‘US Cyber Trust Mark’ shield logo will be applied to products that meet specific cybersecurity criteria.
Proposed by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, the program aims to improve the cybersecurity of smart devices, including smart consumer products and electronics,
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has added Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab to its list of entities that pose an “unacceptable risk to US national security,” according to a report from Bloomberg. This is the first time a Russian company has been added to the list, which is otherwise made up of Chinese companies, like Huawei and ZTE.[1]
Businesses in the US are barred from using federal subsidies provided through the FCC’s Universal Service Fund to purchase any products
