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The White House is making it clear: Protecting our critical systems from cyber attacks must involve every level of government as well as the private sector.

ADVERTISEMENT House Passes Bills To Tackle Energy Cybersecurity Threats Law360 (July 19, 2021, 10:28 PM EDT) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday approved a pair of legislative proposals aimed at staving off cyber threats facing critical energy infrastructure in the wake of the damaging Colonial Pipeline hack by expanding the U.S. Department of Energys role in this realm and boosting information sharing between the government and industry. The two bills — H.R. 3119, the Energy Emerg...

MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 On Monday, the House will meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. Suspensions (14 bills) H.R. 2931 – Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act (Rep. McNerney – Energy and Commerce) H.R. 2928 – Cyber Sense Act of 2021 (Rep. Latta – Energy and Commerce) H.R. 678 – PHONE Act of 2021 (Rep. Thompson (CA) – Energy and Commerce) H.R. 1250 – Emergency Reporting Act (Rep. Matsui – Energy and Commerce) H....

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 One of the nation’s largest pipelines, Colonial Pipeline, which carries 45 percent of the East Coast’s fuel supplies, was forced to shut down on May 7 after it was targeted by a ransomware attack. Ransomware is a type of malware where criminal groups encrypt data, effectively “holding it hostage,” until the victim pays a ransom. Colonial Pipeline resumed operations on May 15. However, the cyberattack has sparked public panic and outcry as parts of the cou...

Dive Brief: Following the SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline hacks, U.S. House lawmakers have reintroduced a series of bipartisan bills to strengthen the security of the energy sector, including a measure encouraging coordination between the Department of Energy and electric utilities. Colonial, the largest mover of gasoline on the east coast, on Thursday said it had restarted its pipeline system following a ransomware attack that forced it to halt deliveries and led to gas shortages in some regi...