‘Urgently needed’ cybersecurity measures ordered for pipelines

[thackney]

‘Urgently needed’ cybersecurity measures ordered for pipelines
https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/government/article/14207254/urgently-needed-cybersecurity-measures-ordered-for-pipelines
Jul 21st, 2021

Owners and operators of oil and gas pipelines designated as critical must implement “a number of urgently needed protections against cyber intrusions,” the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced June 20.

The security directive requires “specific mitigation measures to protect against ransomware attacks and other known threats to information technology and operational technology systems, develop and implement a security contingency and recovery plan, and conduct a cybersecurity architecture design review,” TSA said.

The agency was advised in developing its security directive by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, both agencies being part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)....

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Obama knew about these hacks a decade ago and chose to avoid disclosing them, perhaps as he was assisting China to grow more into the world power it now is.

Or maybe it was as simple as ensuring Hunter was making enough dough to payoff his VP.

https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,443165.msg2462597.html#msg2462597