The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on July 20, 2021, reversed two decades of pipeline cybersecurity policies. Having previously advocated for voluntary pipeline.
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Translation United States: Following Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack, Oil And Natural Gas Companies Must Prepare For New Regulations And Added Scrutiny Of Cybersecurity Programs
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The May 7, 2021, ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline may
be a turning point in the way the United States thinks about
cybersecurity. The attack underscores the significant threat
cyberattacks pose to operational technology (OT) and industrial
control systems (ICS) particularly those in the oil and
natural gas industries and the very tangible harms of
cyberattacks.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expected to
Physical attacks against network infrastructure; and
Any other cybersecurity incident that disrupts systems or facilities, or otherwise has the potential to cause operational disruption that adversely affects the safe and efficient transportation of liquids and gases including, but not limited to impacts to a large number of customers, critical infrastructure or core government functions, or impacts national security, economic security or public health and safety or have the potential to disrupt system or facility operations; and
Designate a
Cybersecurity Coordinator, including a primary coordinator and at least one alternate, and provide their names, titles, phone numbers, and email addresses to TSA within seven days of the Security Directive s effective date, commencement of new operations, or certain other changes.