Infrastructure groups urge senators to provide cyber resources for smaller operators

Smaller critical infrastructure operators face an urgent need for resources and training to meet mounting cybersecurity challenges, local officials and industry witnesses said at a Senate Environment and Public Works hearing, while calling for flexibility over mandates in responding to a rapidly changing threat environment facing the water and transportation sectors.

Grants and other financial assistance for resource-strapped operators, as well as digestible information on cyber threats and best practices, were among the key asks from witnesses who had a...