Official website of the Department of Homeland Security U S Department of Homeland Security DHS Announces New Cybersecurity Requirements for Critical Pipeline Owners and Operators Release Date   May 27 2021 Today the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration TSA announced a Security Directive that will enable the Department to better identify protect against and respond to threats to critical companies in the pipeline sector “The cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving and we must adapt to address new and emerging threats ” said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N Mayorkas   “The recent ransomware attack on a major petroleum pipeline demonstrates that the cybersecurity of pipeline systems is critical to our homeland security DHS will continue to work closely with our private sector partners to support their operations and increase the resilience of our nation’s critical infrastructure ” The Security Directive will require critical pipeline owners and operators to report confirmed and potential cybersecurity incidents to the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and to designate a Cybersecurity Coordinator to be available 24 hours a day seven days a week   It will also require critical pipeline owners and operators to review their current practices as well as to identify any gaps and related remediation measures to address cyber-related risks and report the results to TSA and CISA within 30 days TSA is also considering follow-on mandatory measures that will further support the pipeline industry in enhancing its cybersecurity and that strengthen the public-private partnership so critical to the cybersecurity of our homeland Since 2001 TSA has worked closely with pipeline owners and operators as well as its partners across the federal government to enhance the physical security preparedness of U S hazardous liquid and natural gas pipeline systems  As the nation’s lead agency for protecting critical infrastructure against cybersecurity threats CISA provides cybersecurity resources https www cisa gov cyber-resource-hub to mitigate potential risks including through a dedicated hub that disseminates information to organizations communities and individuals about how to better protect against ransomware https www cisa gov ransomware attacks   This new TSA Security Directive also highlights the critical role that CISA plays as the country’s national cyber defense center Last December Congress through the National Defense Authorization Act empowered CISA to execute its mission to secure federal civilian government networks and our nation’s critical infrastructure from physical and cyber threats Topics  Critical Infrastructure Security topics critical-infrastructure-security Cybersecurity topics cyber-security Resilience topics resilience Secretary of Homeland Security topics secretary-homeland-security Keywords  Critical Infrastructure keywords critical-infrastructure Cybersecurity keywords cybersecurity Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA keywords cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency-cisa Pipeline keywords pipeline Resilience keywords resilience Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas keywords secretary-alejandro-mayorkas Surface Transportation Security ntc surface-transportation-security Transportation Security Administration TSA keywords tsa Last Published Date May 27 2021