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The Business and Legal Case for EMCs and Broadband - TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast
Investigative Power: Utilizing Self Service Solutions for Internal Investigations?
[Podcast] Broadband and Beyond: A Conversation with NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson
Corruption, Crime, and Compliance - A Deep Dive into KT Corp's SEC Settlement for FCPA Violations
Cybersecurity and 889 Compliance in 2021: What Government Contractors Need to Know
CF on Cyber: An Update on the Florida Security of Communications Act (FSCA)
Investing in Colombia: Infrastructure Trends and 5G Concessions
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Navigating Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act
Does Cellular 5G Equal 5x the Fraud and Misconduct Risk?
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts has charged a student at Assumption University with hacking into two U.S.-based companies’ systems and demanding a ransom....more
While the balance of security, privacy, and public safety has always been a concern, recent cyberattacks have highlighted conflicting guidance by United States government officials, creating potential pitfalls for businesses....more
Carriers have an obligation to protect customer proprietary network information (CPNI) and personally identifiable information (PI). Several recent FCC consent decrees resolving breaches of CPNI and PI show the FCC will hold...more
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a data protection and cybersecurity settlement with T-Mobile, resolving the FCC’s investigations related to the data breaches suffered by T-Mobile that affected...more
Close on the heels of its Consent Decrees with TracFone and AT&T, on September 27, 2024, the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it reached a Consent Decree with T-Mobile US, Inc....more
On Sept. 17, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it has reached a Consent Decree with AT&T Services Inc. to resolve an investigation into a data breach that occurred in January 2023. AT&T's vendor...more
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a $13 million settlement with AT&T that concluded an investigation into a third-party data breach that exposed AT&T customer data. This is the latest in a series...more
TracFone, the pre-paid phone company, recently settled with the FCC over allegations that the company failed to protect customer information during three different data incidents. According to the FCC, in each of the...more
This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a settlement with TracFone Wireless to resolve investigations into whether TracFone failed to reasonably protect its customers’ information from unauthorized...more
Virtually all organizations have an obligation to safeguard their personal data against unauthorized access or use, and, in some instances, to notify affected individuals in the event such access or use occurs. Those...more
Introduction: On February 12, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) finalized a critical cybersecurity rule, Sec. 64.2011, mandating telecommunications carriers and TRS (Telecommunications Relay Services)...more
In the privacy world, confidential information relating to the nature, amount, or use of telecommunications services has always been subject to separate rules from other types of customer data. Prior to the advent of...more
The FCC has significantly expanded telecommunications carriers’ data breach notification and reporting obligations. Telecommunications carriers, including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, and telecommunications...more
On December 21, 2023, the FCC announced it adopted an updated data breach notifications rule. The rule was formerly designed to protect consumers against pretexting, “a practice in which a scammer pretends to be a particular...more
At the end of 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “the Commission”) adopted updates to its existing 16-year-old data breach notification rules (“prior rules”) designed to ensure that sensitive customer...more
The amended rules follow the Biden Administration’s “whole of government” approach to maximizing notifications to executive agencies of cybersecurity events. On December 21, 2023, a divided Federal Communications...more
At its December meeting, the Federal Communications Commission approved a Report and Order modifying its data protection rules. The order expands the scope of protected data to include personally identifiable information....more
On December 21, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission released an order updating its data breach rules. These updated rules require telecommunications providers to report breaches of customer proprietary network...more
New Linux Remote Access Trojan "Krasue" Targets Thai Telecom Sector - A newly discovered Remote Access Trojan (RAT) for Linux has been seen targeting telecommunications firms in Thailand as reported by Group-IB. Named RAT...more
There has been a lot of coverage about the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC and Commission) new and expansive data breach notification Order, approved on a 3-2 vote at the Commission’s December 13 Open Meeting. Much...more
After a decade and a half under the current data breach notification rules for telecommunications carriers and telecommunications relay services (TRS) providers, the FCC recently unveiled plans to update and expand them....more
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced Thursday that in furtherance of the work of the agency’s Privacy and Data Protection Task Force, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau signed Memoranda of Understanding (“MOU”)...more
On November 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an enforcement action against Global Tel*Link Corporation and two of its subsidiaries (collectively, “GTL”), which provide communications and payment services to...more
Before we jump into February developments — trigger warning if you are a Russian hacker — for those keeping track of breach notification requirements, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board approved a final...more
FCC Seeks Comment on Rules to Enable Wireless Communications for Unmanned Aircraft Systems: In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) requests comment on proposed...more