Security News > 2023 > August > For TSA’s updated Pipeline Security Directive, consistency and collaboration are key

Late last month, the Transportation Security Administration renewed and updated its security directive aimed at enhancing the cybersecurity of oil and natural gas pipelines.

The reissued guidance, known as Security Directive Pipeline-2021-02D Pipeline Cybersecurity Mitigation, Actions, Contingency Planning, and Testing, applies to owners and operators of critical pipeline companies and follows initial directives announced by the agency in July 2021 and July 2022 following the highly publicized and disruptive ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline.

In addition to retaining industry-informed elements, the SD-02D's consistency with previous security directive versions also demonstrates an understanding on the part of TSA that compliance comes with a cost.

With the latest pipeline security directive update, TSA has incrementally augmented requirements to include evaluating cybersecurity assessment plans and testing incident response plans.

Moving forward, as they continue to update and improve these and other security directives, it will be essential that TSA continues to engage with the private sector and industry experts to ensure the best possible security outcomes.

In the same way, it is essential that TSA continue to engage with industry experts and stakeholders to evaluate and improve future security directives for the best possible security outcomes.

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