Energy assets are safe
Regarding “TSA under scrutiny over pipeline security failures” (HoustonChronicle.com, May 10): The story focused on recent criticism of the Transportation Security Administration’s guidelines, ignoring the effective and longstanding partnership and collaboration that has existed between TSA and industry since 2007, and failed to highlight the many comprehensive initiatives advanced by the natural gas and oil industry to prevent cyberattack intrusions.
Industry recognizes that its assets are the targets of a growing number of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks — and that the answer lies in perpetual vigilance, constantly evolving and flexible industry initiatives, best-in-class international cybersecurity standards, and close collaboration with government, including TSA.
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