The U.S. government has urged senior politicians and high-ranking officials to shut down the devices of at least eight major Chinese telecom providers amid ongoing breaches.
in one Counseling on Wednesday.The U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA says advanced security features such as “targeted officials,” including government officials, should be enabled. Apple's Lockdown ModeLimiting the functionality of iPhones to limit the phone's overall attack surface.
The agency also recommends that officials switch to end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Signal. This idea soon came to American officials. Americans urged. To use encrypted messaging apps to reduce the risk of their communications being intercepted.
“Encryption is your friend — making your data unreadable even if an adversary compromises it,” CISA Executive Assistant Director Jeff Greene said during a press conference on Wednesday.
The agency also recommends the use of phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication. Telecom-level account PINs To prevent SIM swapping attacks.