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CISA Releases Strategy For More Proactive Approach To Industrial Control System Cyber Security

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 7th, 2020

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CISA Releases Strategy For More Proactive Approach To Industrial Control System Cyber Security

Christopher Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at DHS. Photo: DHS

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday released a new strategy aimed at boosting the cyber security of control systems used in industrial processes and demonstrating the agency’s commitment to making industrial control system (ICS) cyber security a priority. Cyber-attacks against industrial control systems and operational technology in general are a concern because they can shut down or disrupt production lines, or worse, cause control systems to malfunction, resulting in damage or loss of life and impact entire…

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