Ransomware attack brings attention to cybersecurity training, need for workers
By: Scripps National
and last updated 2021-05-28 10:11:11-04
Pipeline companies are expected to face mandatory cybersecurity requirements following the recent ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has given them voluntary guidelines in the past, but now the Biden administration says new actions are coming soon.
Senior leaders tell the Washington Post that the changes would include requiring pipeline operators to report certain cyberattacks to the Department of Homeland Security.
That ransomware attack is also bringing attention to the need for more workers in cybersecurity.
A global association for IT professionals recently found that 61% of people say their cybersecurity teams are understaffed and 55% say they have unfilled cybersecurity positions.
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