Tag: chemical security

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is escalating his efforts to enhance national cybersecurity. He renewed his call for stronger U.S. cyber defense following the admission by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of a multi-day hack. Criticizing the CISA for…

A recent Moody’s survey of globally rated chemical firms identified that awareness of cybersecurity vulnerabilities is increasing in the chemical industry. The 2023 cyber survey reveals that chemical companies have bolstered their cybersecurity budgets following a rise in incidents and…

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…

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.…

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) called for congressional action to reauthorize the regulatory program that specifically focuses on security at high-risk chemical facilities. The agency added that it is offering facilities resources and tools to help these…