TSA Updates Pipeline Cybersecurity Requirements
The security directive for pipeline owners and operators — released following the disruptive cyberattack that hit Colonial Pipeline in 2021 — requires them to implement measures to improve their defenses against cyberattacks. The TSA updated the requirements in July 2022 to offer more flexibility in achieving the outlined goals. Exactly one year later, the agency…
The Future of Cybersecurity: How to Prepare for a Crisis in 2020 and Beyond
When it comes to the future of cybersecurity, an ounce of prevention is worth far more than a pound of cure. According to the Ponemon Institute and IBM Security’s 2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report, enterprises that designated an incident response (IR) team, developed a cybersecurity incident response plan (CSIRP) and tested their plan…
5 steps to create a security incident response plan
The only thing worse than getting hit with a cyberattack is getting hit with a cyberattack and not having a strong security incident response plan in place. Sophisticated Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attacks are typically aimed at high-value targets like credit card companies, banks, retailers, healthcare facilities and hotel chains that store large volumes of…
