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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday approved a set of basic cybersecurity rules for companies that issue emergency alerts. The order, adopted unanimously by three commissioners, mandates that Emergency Alerting System (EAS) operators—such as radio stations, broadcast TV networks, and cable systems—use strong passwords, deploy network firewalls, and promptly apply security patches. The FCC stated the requirements aim to protect EAS from hijacking and preserve public trust. The move follows past incidents, including a 2013 zombie-apocalypse hoax and a 2022 critical vulnerability warning. The FCC also plans further security rules for EAS and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) systems.
At the New York Summit on June 17, AWS released AWS Continuum (security risk identification and remediation) and AWS Context (enterprise data search layer), and upgraded tools such as Kiro, AWS DevOps Agent, AWS Transform, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, and Amazon Quick Suite to address the growing security and data integration needs of AI agents in enterprise operations.