Congress Focuses on Industrial Control System Security

The DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act, introduced Thursday, would also require CISA to provide technical assistance to government agencies and companies to help mitigate flaws in operational technologies and ICS systems as well as sharing intelligence about potential threats and vulnerabilities. The legislation would require CISA to brief Congress on threats to OT and ICS and mandate that the U.S. Government Accountability Office draft a report describing how CISA is implementing the bill. The House on Wednesday passed a nearly-identical bill, which was prepared by Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y.