From: San Francisco Chronicle
Neil Chatterjee, Richard Glick, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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Regardless of where Congress vests this responsibility, the regulator must have the statutory authority, resources, and commitment to implement mandatory cybersecurity standards for gas pipelines. We will be the first to admit that mandatory standards are not a panacea.
The Commission has overseen the implementation of mandatory cyber security standards for the electric grid for over a decade, and there have been many challenges and lessons learned along the way. Mandatory standards for gas pipelines need not be identical to those used by the electric sector and should instead reflect the unique operational risks facing gas pipelines.
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