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Biden issues executive order to strengthen US cybersecurity defenses
President Joe Biden today signed an executive order that is aimed at strengthening U.S. cybersecurity defenses.
Coming less than a week after pipeline system operator Colonial Pipeline Co. was crippled by a ransomware attack resulting in gas shortages on the U.S. East Coast, the executive order outlines a range of initiatives. They include reducing barriers to information sharing between government and the private sector, mandating the use of multifactor authentication by government departments, establishing a Cybersecurity Safety Review Board and creating a standardized response playbook for responding to cyberattacks.
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The cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline illustrates how difficult it will be for electric utilities to protect their grids from disruption
, experts say
, even when attacks are primarily targeting information technology (IT) systems.
The Colonial ransomware attack never migrated into the pipeline s operational technology (OT) environment, and the company says the shutdown was a proactive safety measure. That s good protocol, security experts say, though it simultaneously exposes a vulnerability: If you have an attack on the IT network, the OT network is going to go down, according to electric utility sector security consultant Tom Alrich.
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