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FCC Names Former Verizon Exec as Enforcement Bureau’s First CTO

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WASHINGTON—The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau has appointed Andy Hendrickson as its new chief technology officer, tasked with providing strategic and technical advice on technological developments and issues with respect to the bureau’s work. 

The regulator established the Enforcement Bureau’s CTO role “to confront the challenges of modern communications systems, including its revived focus on privacy and data protection,” the FCC said. Hendrickson will work with the FCC’s Privacy and Data Protection Task Force, which Chair Jessica Rosenworcel established to combat issues such as data breaches within telecom, cable, and satellite providers; network outages caused by cyberattacks; and supply-chain vulnerabilities involving third-party vendors that serve regulated communications providers, including cloud providers.

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