FCC to Re-Establish 5G Network Security Advisory Panel

The Federal Communications Commission plans to bring back an advisory group to make recommendations on improving 5G network security in the wake of the SolarWinds breach.

In a public notice issued Thursday, the agency said it intends to re-establish the Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council by the end of June for two years.

Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement that she would task the committee, which disbanded in March, with reviewing cyber-risks to the communications sector posed by “recent supply chain attacks, like the SolarWinds software breach.”

In the notice, the agency said it would accept ...