Protecting Critical Energy Infrastructure and Data from Cyberthreats

In today’s highly interconnected world, cybersecurity and good data hygiene are more important than ever before. A recent Joint Cybersecurity Advisory issued by several federal government agencies—including the US Department of Energy—identifies specific threats from Iran-backed actors targeting critical energy infrastructure. Specifically, the advisory warns of “ongoing cyber exploitation of internet-connected operational technology” and in particular “programmable logic controllers”—which are... By: McCarter & English, LLP