A New Plan to Break the Cycle of Destructive Critical Infrastructure Hacks
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It's not just that the water goes out, it's that when the sole wastewater facility in your community is down really bad things start to happen. For example, no water means no hospital...There is such interdependence across the basic functions of society.
There's a data breach, you get whatever services like identity protection for some period of time, and life carries on...So we're very interested in getting after this issue and thinking about how do we tackle critical infrastructure security with perhaps a new approach.
Cybersecurity incidents have become a well-known fact of life, but business owners and infrastructure operators are often caught off guard when incidents affect them...Government entities trying to impose cybersecurity standards face resistance from communities and industry players.
Last year, the US Environmental Protection Agency was forced to rescind new cybersecurity guidelines for water systems after water companies and Republicans in Congress filed a lawsuit over the initiative...Trade associations, lobbyists, and owners often resist government-led defense initiatives.
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