From: Radio World
Kelly Williams is senior director, engineering and technology policy in the Technology Department of the National Association of Broadcasters; he served on the FCC’s CSRIC working group mentioned below. This interview is part of the Radio World eBook “The Internet of Broadcast Things.”
Radio World: What sorts of resources on cybersecurity are available from organizations like the Department of Homeland Security, NIST, FCC and NAB?
Kelly Williams: There are a number of resources and documents on the Department of Homeland Security’s website, although they tend to be more global in scope. The top level for the federal government is the National Institute of Standards and Technology. They are charged with creating the standards for cyber security that all government agencies must adhere to, including the FCC. NIST has a number of reports and papers on its website under the Computer Security Resource Center.
The FCC responded to the NIST mandate by creating CSRIC, the Communications Security Reliability and Interoperability Council. Its mission is to provide recommendations to the FCC to ensure, among other things, optimal security and reliability of communications systems, including telecommunications, media and public safety. Its most recent recommendations are on the FCC’s CSRIC IV website [see PDF at www.tinyurl.com/rw-csric4].
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