Other Developments, Further Reading, and Coming Events (2 August 2021)

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New Voluntary U.S. ICS Cybersecurity Initiative

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Other Developments, Further Reading, and Coming Events (27 July 2021)

Subscribe to my newsletter, The Wavelength, if you want the content on my blog delivered to your inbox four times a week before it’s posted here. Other Developments The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced “the issuance of a second Security Directive that requires owners and operators of TSA-designated critical pipelines … Continue reading Other Developments, Further Reading, and Coming Events (27 July 2021) →

Other Developments, Further Reading, and Coming Events (7 June 2021)

Subscribe to my newsletter, The Wavelength, if you want updates on global technology developments four times a week. Other Developments The United States (U.S.) Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued the text of the security directive it issued in response to the ransomware attack that shut down Colonial Pipeline’s systems. TSA stated:This … Continue reading Other Developments, Further Reading, and Coming Events (7 June 2021) →

Cybersecurity Focus Swings To Pipelines

Subscribe to my newsletter, The Wavelength, if you want updates on global technology developments four times a week. Policymakers in Washington are responding to the systemic weaknesses exposed in the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. Twitter Will the Biden Administration buck the general trend against ordering private sector entities to take specified cybersecurity measures? Cocktail Party … Continue reading Cybersecurity Focus Swings To Pipelines →

Ransomware Group Attacked Colonial Pipeline; Recovery a Top Priority For U.S. Government

First, subscribe to my newsletter, The Wavelength, if you want all the content on my blog delivered to your inbox four times a week. Twitter There have long been indicators the pipeline industry’s cybersecurity was under policed and vulnerable. Cocktail Party Ransomware may push Section 230 and other tech topics from the headlines. The White … Continue reading Ransomware Group Attacked Colonial Pipeline; Recovery a Top Priority For U.S. Government →