Cybersecurity

FCC Looking for New Cyber Trust Mark Administrator

The previously selected testing company stepped down after an FCC probe into its ties to China.

Jake Neenan

Jan 7, 2026 — 2 min read

Photo of Chanté Maurio, global vice president & general manager, identity management and security at UL Solutions, from LinkedIn

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2026 – The Federal Communications Commission is looking for a new administrator for its Cyber Trust Mark program, the agency said Wednesday.

The agency had paused the program in June, citing concerns the testing company previously selected, UL Solutions, was part of a joint venture with a Chinese firm and testing locations based in the country. UL Solutions formally stepped down on Dec. 19.

“We appreciate our ongoing discussions with the FCC about the future direction of the Lead Administrator role and the Program,” Chanté Maurio, the company’s general manager of identity management and security, wrote in a letter to the agency. “Having now delivered many of the foundational elements of the Lead Administrator role and given other considerations, we respectfully submit our notice of withdrawal as Lead Administrator effective as of the date of this letter.”