TSA Issues Updated Cybersecurity Requirements for O&G Pipelines

Increasingly ours is a world run by computers. Even in-the-ground pipelines are monitored and controlled by computers. The ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline in 2021, a pipeline that flows a significant amount of refined products (gasoline and diesel fuel) from the Gulf Coast, where it’s refined, as far north as New Jersey, was a wake-up call for all pipelines. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) heard the call and responded. In July 2021, the TSA issued an initial “security directive” requiring pipelines, including natural gas pipelines, to do certain things to protect themselves and the public they serve (see Biden TSA Issues New O&G Pipeline Cybersecurity Regulations). Last July, the TSA issued a revised version of its regulations (see Biden TSA Issues Revised O&G Pipeline Cybersecurity Regulations). Earlier this week, the TSA provided an update to its security directive.

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