Webinar on Network Resiliency for Small and Rural Communications Providers

The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, in coordination with the Office of Communications Business Opportunities (OCBO) and the Wireline Competition Bureau, hosted this webinar to discuss available resources and best practices for small and rural communications providers regarding network reliability and security. 

Related Material

• Webinar Agenda
• Webinar Presentation
• May 13, 2019 - Public Notice
   

Resources

1. Small Business Cybersecurity – Network Protection
   • World Economic Forum, Safeguarding our Planet (January 22-25, 2019), https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting/stre….
   • Amy Jordan & Andy Bates. Helping Small Businesses Fight Cybercrime Benefits the Global Ecosystem (May 8, 2019), https://www/weforum.org/agenda/2019/05/helping-small-businesses-fight-c….
   • United States Small Business Administration, SBA Open Government Plan, https://www.sba.gov/document/report--sba-open-government-plan (last visited June 7, 2019).
   • Ponemon Institute, 2018 State of Cybersecurity in Small & Medium Size Businesses – 2018 at 1 https://keepersecurity.com/assets/pdf/Keeper-2018-Ponemon-Report.pdf
   • FCC Resources
     • FCC Cyber Planner:  https://www.fcc.gov/cyberplanner
     • FCC Cybersecurity Tip Sheet:  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-306595A1.pdf
     • FCC OCBO Cybersecurity Page:  https://www.fcc.gov/general/cybersecurity-small-business#block-menu-blo…
   • Other Federal Resources
     • Small Business Cybersecurity Corner:https://www.nist.gov/itl/smallbusinesscyber
     • Cybersecurity Resources Road Map:https://www.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/c3vp/smb/DHS-SMB-Road-Map.p…
     • Cybersecurity for Small Business:https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/small-businesses/cybers…
     • Managing a Business:https://www.sba.gov/managing-business/cybersecurity\
     • Cyber Crime:https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber
        
2. Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) Recommendations for Small Carriers on Transition to NG9-1-1
   • Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council,Recommendations for 9-1-1 System Reliability During the NG9-1-1 Transition- 2019 at 67, https://www.fcc.gov/file/15312/download.
   • Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council, Final Report - Small Carrier NG9-1-1 Transition Considerations – 2018 at 11, https://www.fcc.gov/files/csric6wg1sept18ng911reportdocx
   • National 911 Program, 2017 National 911 Progress Report – (2017), https://www.911.gov/pdf/National-911-Program-Profile-Database-Progress-Report-2017.pdf
   • Federal Communications Commission, Task Force on Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Architecture – 2016 at 41 https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-16-179A2.pdf
      
3. Introduction to NORS/DIRS
   • https://www.fcc.gov/network-outage-reporting-system-nors
   • https://www.fcc.gov/nors/disaster/
   • https://www.atis.org/01_committ_forums/nrsc/documents/
      
4. Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs
   • Supply Chain NPRM: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-proposes-protect-national-security-through-fcc-programs-0
   • Supply Chain NDAA Public Notice: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-proposes-protect-national-security-through-fcc-programs-0
   • 2019 NDAA: https://www.congress.gov/115/plaws/publ232/PLAW-115publ232.pdf
   • 2019 Executive Order on Supply Chain Security: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-securing-information-communications-technology-services-supply-chain/

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