Matt Kapko

Cybersecurity Dive spoke with CSO Jeff Simon about how the carrier says it thwarted a threat group resembling Salt Typhoon despite its past security failures.

The agency's proposed rule changes come two months after a China-government sponsored espionage campaign first came to light.

The recently uncovered swarm of attacks on U.S. telecom companies, part of a China-sponsored campaign, made FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr want to smash his phone, he said.

The security policy change starts one year after a wave of attacks targeted more than 100 Snowflake customer environments without MFA.

Most companies that disclosed cyber incidents to the agency did not describe materiality or other useful information, a BreachRx report found.

The U.S. senator from Oregon wants the agency to strengthen rules requiring network operators to defend their systems and customers against intrusions.

The updated framework is designed to bolster the government’s partnership with private-sector organizations in the wake of an attack.

The federal agency’s efforts to improve defenses surged in fiscal year 2024. Yet, attacks continue to climb.

The mandate to secure cloud environments is responsive to recent cybersecurity incidents, but not one specific threat, agency officials said.

The cybersecurity vendor said an attacker compromised its access-management tool and reset customer passwords.