Tag: CFATS program

CISA's Chemical Security Assessment Tool hit by cyberattack, sensitive documents potentially exposed

CISA’s Chemical Security Assessment Tool hit by cyberattack, sensitive documents potentially exposed

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) experienced a cybersecurity breach by a malicious actor in January this year. Although CISA's investigation did not uncover any data exfiltration, the intrusion potentially allowed unauthorized access…

CISA again prioritizes resilience in times of uncertainty for national chemical security following CFATS lapse

CISA again prioritizes resilience in times of uncertainty for national chemical security following CFATS lapse

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) highlighted the need to bring resilience within the chemical security sector following Congress’ failure to reauthorize the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security (CFATS) program in July. The move has led to the U.S.…

CISA updates CFATS program landing page, encourages facilities to maintain chemical security measures

CISA updates CFATS program landing page, encourages facilities to maintain chemical security measures

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated the landing page of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security (CFATS) program, after the Senate failed last week to pass legislation that reauthorizes the program, before its expiration date of July…

House Committee requests CISA for information on status and renewal of CFATS program

House Committee requests CISA for information on status and renewal of CFATS program

A bipartisan group of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee members have written to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) director regarding the status and renewal of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program. The letter is being…