FCC Chairwoman Takes Steps To Protect Schools Against Cyber Attacks

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel asked her fellow Commissioners to support a proposal that would take further steps to enhance cybersecurity protections to protect school networks. Chairwoman Rosenworcel shared a plan to create a pilot program to invest in cybersecurity services for eligible K-12 schools and libraries. The proposal is to seek comments on structuring a pilot program to support cybersecurity and advanced firewall-related services for eligible K-12 schools and libraries and establish the pilot program within the Universal Service Fund, but separate from the E-Rate program, to ensure gains in enhanced cybersecurity don’t come at a cost of undermining E-Rate’s success in promoting digital equity.