House panel examines CISA’s role in securing operational technology used by critical infrastructure

Cyber leaders on the House Homeland Security Committee are looking into how the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency can provide greater support for critical infrastructure entities that rely on operational technology to fulfill their critical functions.

“Given recent incidents, we must revisit this topic to consider how Congress may further refine and strengthen CISA’s support to critical infrastructure owners and operators,” cyber subcommittee Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) said in his opening statement at a Tuesday hearing.

The hearing focused...