Statement by Bill Davenport, Senior Director, Spectrum & Technology Policy, Government Affairs:
Nearly on daily basis, a college or library within the United States experiences a cyberattack. Hackers are stealing probably the most delicate private info—together with Social Security numbers, payroll information, and even psychological data—from these establishments on the coronary heart of our communities. Although colleges are doing their finest to remain protected in at present’s hyper-connected world, their assets are stretched skinny and public cybersecurity funding is proscribed.
Security is prime to connectivity, and the proposed Okay-12 cybersecurity pilot program introduced at present by U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is a optimistic step ahead in addressing this Twenty first-century problem. By investing in cybersecurity providers for eligible Okay-12 colleges and libraries, the FCC can modernize the E-Rate program that has efficiently linked so many school rooms to high-speed wi-fi web.
Cisco applauds the chairwoman’s management and appears ahead to working with the fee and different stakeholders to make sure college districts have the cybersecurity instruments they should shield their networks, college students, and lecturers.
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