FCC Promotes Best Practices for SS7 Communications

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FCC Promotes Best Practices for SS7 Communications [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2017/08/24/FCC-Promotes-Best-Practices-SS7-Communications ] 08/24/2017 
12:27 PM EDT 
Original release date: August 24, 2017

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a public notice encouraging communications service providers 
to voluntarily use security best practices recommended by the Communications Security, Reliability, and 
Interoperability Council (CSRIC), a federal advisory committee to the FCC. These best practices help prevent 
exploitation of Signaling System 7 (SS7) network infrastructure, a signaling protocol that connects communication 
networks.

US-CERT encourages providers to review the FCC Public Notice [ 
https://www.fcc.gov/document/pshsb-encourages-providers-implement-csric-ss7-best-practices ] and CSRIC's Legacy Systems 
Risk Reductions Report [ https://www.fcc.gov/files/csric5-wg10-finalreport031517pdf ] for more information.

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