On January 29, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC” or the “Commission”) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued a Public Notice (DA 26-96) to highlight best practices that communications providers can implement to defend against ransomware attacks. The guidance comes in response to a significant increase in ransomware incidents affecting the communications sector—including a four-fold increase in attacks since 2021—and recent incidents involving small-to-medium sized…
By: Mayer Brown
By: Mayer Brown
