CSRIC Final Meeting Focuses on NG-911, Cybersecurity
The final meeting Friday of the Communications, Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council under its current charter focused on next-generation 911 (NG911), network security, and recommendations for future CSRICs to pursue. The body is expected to be rechartered, said CSRIC’s designated…
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FCC federal officer Jeffery Goldthorp. The group voted to approve a set of best practices for NG911 that included recommendations for testing the service, monitoring its use and preventing outages. NTCA CEO Shirley Bloomfield and American Cable Association Board Chair Robert Gessner expressed concerns that some of the best practices would be difficult for smaller carriers to implement. It would be “challenging” if some of the best practices “moved from a should to a must,” said Bloomfield. No CSRIC members voted against the best practices. The council also approved recommendations for future CSRICs to study aspects of network security for the Domain Name System and the Border Gateway Protocol. Future CSRICs may want to consider the effect on internet stability and fragility of alternative network systems, said Travis Russell, Oracle director-cybersecurity.