Bipartisan Senate leaders introduce bill to bolster telecom cybersecurity in response to Salt Typhoon hacks

Senators Warner and Cruz introduced a bill for voluntary telecom cybersecurity standards after the Salt Typhoon campaign.

Senate Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark Warner and Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz introduced the Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act. It would create an NTIA working group of carriers, suppliers, experts, and agencies to write voluntary telecom cybersecurity best practices within 18 months, with reviews every two years or after major incidents. The bill also proposes an optional third-party certification aligned with existing federal risk frameworks. It follows Salt Typhoon, the Chinese espionage campaign that compromised major U.S. carriers and collected data tied to presidential campaigns.