DHS implements host of cybersecurity requirements for pipelines following Colonial hack

Published May 27, 2021 12:00am ET



The Department of Homeland Security implemented cybersecurity requirements for pipelines Thursday following the Colonial Pipeline hack that led to widespread fuel shortages and panic throughout the United States.

DHS, alongside the Transportation Security Administration, will require pipeline owners and operators to report both confirmed and potential security breaches to DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

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