Cyberthreats
Rosenworcel Circulates Emergency Alert NPRM
The FCC will revisit wireless emergency alerts and the emergency alert system in an NPRM teed up for a vote by commissioners, Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said Wednesday. “It is critical that these public safety systems are secure against cyber threats,…
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which means that we must be proactive,” Rosenworcel said of EAS: “The draft proposals shared today will help ensure that our national alerting systems work as intended during emergencies and the public can trust the warnings they receive.” Among the issues teed up are the amount of time EAS participants “may operate before repairing defective EAS equipment,” the need for participants to report compromises of their equipment and the need for security requirements and annual certification of cybersecurity risk management plans. The NPRM also asks about requirements that carriers “take steps to ensure that only valid alerts are displayed on consumer devices.” The FCC said last week 42 state and local government agencies will conduct local WEA tests Monday and Tuesday (see 2208300046).