Protecting US energy companies is at the centre of a cybersecurity push by the US's new Homeland Security, five months after hackers attacked the third-party communications systems used by several US pipeline operators. National Risk Management Center Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said the new centre would co-ordinate efforts by government and private operators to protect vital infrastructure, initially focusing on energy, finance and telecoms. The energy sector has been criticised by cybersecurity firms for not doing enough to guard against potential attacks with only 0.2% of revenue spent on cybersecurity.
Protecting US energy companies is at the centre of a cybersecurity push by the US's new National Risk Management Center, five months after hackers attacked the third-party communications systems used by several US pipeline operators. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said the new centre would co-ordinate efforts by government and private operators to protect vital infrastructure, initially focusing on energy, finance and telecoms. The energy sector has been criticised by cybersecurity firms for not doing enough to guard against potential attacks with only 0.2% of revenue spent on cybersecurity.