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Several other bills approved by the committee also addressed telecom security concerns, including the Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act. The bill, sponsored by Eshoo and Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Other bills aimed at securing the telecom sector were approved included a bipartisan measure sponsored primarily by Rep. Billy Long
The FUTURE Networks Act, spearheaded by Rep. Mike Doyle
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A non-telecom cyber bill headed to a vote in the House is the American Cybersecurity Literacy Act, which would require the NTIA to establish a cyber literacy campaign to help promote understanding of how to stay safe online and prevent successful cyberattacks.
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A much-anticipated bipartisan measure to respond to recent major cyberattacks on both the federal government and the private sector was rolled out by Senate Intelligence Committee leaders on Wednesday. The bill would increase the government’s visibility into cyberattacks by requiring some key companies to report breaches.
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Meanwhile, the Justice Department announced that a British citizen has been arrested in Spain for allegedly having helped carry out the hack against Twitter last year that compromised accounts of verified individuals including President Biden
MAJOR CYBER BILL ROLLED OUT: Leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee and other bipartisan lawmakers on Wednesday formally introduced legislation requiring federal contractors and critical infrastructure groups to report attempted breaches following months of escalating cyberattacks.
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During a House Science, Space, and Technology (SST) Committee hearing, Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) questioned experts on the potential adverse effects 5G expansion could have on severe weather predictions and GPS technology.
This comes after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report that revealed federal agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), must improve collaboration to prevent frequency interference that could hinder forecasters’ ability to predict severe weather.
“Getting accurate weather information is critical for the agriculture industry, and it can also save lives in districts like mine, where we had several tornadoes touch down last week,”
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Now, consumer advocates are working to crack down on these pesky calls even more.
Thanks to a rule in place by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), large telephone providers are implementing software called STIR/SHAKEN to block illegal robocalls before they reach the consumer.
The deadline for large telephone providers to begin using the technology was June 30, with full implementation by September 30. It makes it to where that telephone provider can tell whether or not a call is coming through that wouldn t go through that line normally, said Carri Grube Lybarker, Administrator and Consumer Advocate for the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA). Some people may have noticed on their cell phones that their provider would put Spam Call to identify it if it was potentially setting off some triggers that it would be a robocall.