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NIAC reports cybersecurity compromises in water sector will require a more specialized workforce

NIAC reports cybersecurity compromises in water sector will require a more specialized workforce

Water utilities face challenges in recruiting, training, and retaining their workers, the U.S. President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) disclosed in its latest report published Monday. The agency added that about one-third of the current water sector workforce will be…

NIAC report finds security, resilience of critical infrastructure depends on collaboration; calls for mandatory standards

NIAC report finds security, resilience of critical infrastructure depends on collaboration; calls for mandatory standards

The President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) has emphasized that the security and resilience of the nation’s critical infrastructure depend on collaboration across sectors. The NIAC report identified significant barriers that impede effective collaboration and analyzed these barriers, presenting recommendations…

NIAC says U.S. government too slow in addressing

NIAC says U.S. government too slow in addressing infrastructure cybersecurity threats

The President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) calls for ‘bold action.’ This week, the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council released a draft of a memo on infrastructure cybersecurity. According to the memo, the United States is not sufficiently prepared to…