US Cyber Watchdog Can’t Guarantee Security of Military Phone Network: Senator

US Cyber Watchdog Can’t Guarantee Security of Military Phone Network: Senator
Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 19, 2021. Mandel Ngan/Pool via Reuters
Efthymis Oraiopoulos
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The top U.S. agency for cyber security has no confidence in the safety of FirstNet, the nation’s military and first responders cellphone network, according to a letter written by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and published April 12 (pdf).

Wyden, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, expressed concerns about the fact that an expert from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) told Wyden’s staff in a 2022 briefing that the agency had not seen the results of any cybersecurity audits conducted on the government-only network.

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