FCC urges telecoms to boost cybersecurity amid growing ransomware threat

The Federal Communications Commission is warning telecommunications companies to regularly patch their systems, enable multifactor authentication and segment their networks to avoid falling victim to ransomware attacks.

“Recent events show that some U.S. communications networks are vulnerable to cyber exploits that may pose significant risks to national security, public safety, and business operations,” the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau said in a Jan. 29 alert.

The alert said the FCC “has become aware” over the past year “of ransomware incidents involving small-to-medium sized communications companies that disrupted service, exposed information, and locked providers out of critical files.”

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