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U.S. ISPs agree to new cybersecurity recommendations from FCC

Josh Peterson Contributor
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A group of U.S. Internet service providers, including the four largest, have committed to taking new steps to combat three major cyber security threats, based on recommendations from a U.S. Federal Communications Commission advisory committee.

The ISPs, including AT&T, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon Communications, committed Thursday to implement measures to fight botnets, domain name fraud and Internet route hijacking. The FCC’s CSRIC (Communications, Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council) adopted the recommendations for voluntary action by ISPs the same day.

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