Congress Wants FCC Cyber Security Updates

In the wake of a series of cyberattacks on federal agencies, Congress included the Federal Communications Commission in a list of 11 agencies from which it wants cyber security updates. In the letter, which was dated July 14, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) said the inquiry was prompted by July 4 reports of service attacks, some of which had taken sites down for "a number of days." An FCC spokesman was not aware of the FCC having been the subject of an attack. A Rockefeller spokesperson was not available to provide insight on why these 11 were sent the letters. The others were National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK), the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Transportation, Federal Trade Commission, NASA, the National Science Foundation, the National Transportation Safety Board, and the Federal Maritime Commission.