From: The Hill
By Dave McCurdy, Opinion Contributor
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The proactive outreach of DHS and DOE to the natural gas industry regarding WannaCry situational awareness is a successful example of public-private partnerships at work. The information sharing system used by gas utilities provides all natural gas distribution and transmission companies in the U.S. and Canada unfettered access to real-time actionable information, security alerts and analysis to enable them to better secure their cyber and physical assets.
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There are several areas where the federal government can help improve cybersecurity management by the private sector, which owns more than 80 percent of critical energy infrastructure. These include improvements to the process of getting security clearances for non-governmental personnel, the evaluation of security and products used by vendors and an accurate understanding of the intricate system of operations and regulations currently in place.
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