Former DHS cyber leader Spaulding highlights chemical sector in discussing rules for risk mitigation

DHS management of security for the chemical industry presents a potential model for the broader mission of mitigating risks to critical infrastructure, particularly in highlighting the importance of resilience and bringing cyber and physical elements together, according to a former leader of the office that would become the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

“There are some really interesting lessons from that,” said Suzanne Spaulding, who served as DHS undersecretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, referring to the one...