FCC Chair Urges Administration Cybersecurity Group to Focus on Reporting

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said the recently relaunched Cybersecurity Forum of Independent and Executive Branch Regulators should focus on reporting as it starts work. “Right now, there’s a lot of fragmentation across sectors and jurisdictions in what information gets reported, when and how it is reported, and how that information can be used,” she said Friday: “We’ll discuss using this Forum as a place to work toward greater convergence on these matters.” Rosenworcel also urged a focus on executive order 14028, handed down by President Joe Biden in May on improving the nation’s cybersecurity. “When it comes to cybersecurity, there is no question that the risks are real, the stakes are high, and our defenses need to evolve and improve,” she said: “This Forum is part of the nuts-and-bolts work to help get us to where we need to be.” The FCC said officials representing 30 regulatory and advisory agencies participated in the meeting, which included “briefings from senior leaders, updates on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and recent cybersecurity legislation, and discussion of goals and processes.”