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   July 20 2021 Transportation Security Administration issues second Security Directive  WASHINGTON – Today  in response to the ongoing cybersecurity threat to pipeline systems  DHS’s Transportation Security Administration TSA  announced the issuance of a second Security Directive that requires owners and operators of TSA-designated critical pipelines that transport hazardous liquids and natural gas to implement a number of urgently needed protections against cyber intrusions   “The lives and livelihoods of the American people depend on our collective ability to protect our Nation’s critical infrastructure from evolving threats ” said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N Mayorkas   “Through this Security Directive DHS can better ensure the pipeline sector takes the steps necessary to safeguard their operations from rising cyber threats and better protect our national and economic security Public-private partnerships are critical to the security of every community across our country and DHS will continue working closely with our private sector partners to support their operations and increase their cybersecurity resilience ” The Department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA advised TSA on cybersecurity threats to the pipeline industry as well as technical countermeasures to prevent those threats during the development of this second Security Directive   This Security Directive requires owners and operators of TSA-designated critical pipelines to implement specific mitigation measures to protect against ransomware attacks and other known threats to information technology and operational technology systems  develop and implement a cybersecurity contingency and recovery plan and conduct a cybersecurity architecture design review This is the second Security Directive that TSA has issued to the pipeline sector this year building upon an initial Security Directive news 2021 05 27 dhs-announces-new-cybersecurity-requirements-critical-pipeline-owners-andoperators  that TSA issued in May 2021 following the ransomware attack on a major petroleum pipeline   The May 2021 Security Directive requires critical pipeline owners and operators to 1 report confirmed and potential cybersecurity incidents to CISA 2 designate a Cybersecurity Coordinator to be available 24 hours a day seven days a week 3 review current practices and 4 identify any gaps and related remediation measures to address cyber-related risks and report the results to TSA and CISA within 30 days 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   TSA works closely with CISA the nation’s lead agency for protecting critical infrastructure against cybersecurity threats to execute this mission   Topics  Critical Infrastructure Security topics critical-infrastructure-security Cybersecurity topics cyber-security Keywords  Cybersecurity keywords cybersecurity Pipeline keywords pipeline Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas keywords secretaryalejandro-mayorkas Transportation Security Administration TSA keywords tsa Last Published Date July 20 2021