White House rolls out chemical sector cyber strategy

The White House announced on Wednesday its plan to expand its public-private cybersecurity partnership to include the chemical sector.

• The Chemical Action Plan will push for higher cybersecurity standards across the sector, including improving visibility and threat detection for industrial control systems.
• The plan will also guide the sector in assessing current cybersecurity standards over the next 100 days.

Under the plan, industry leaders will focus on securing high-risk chemical facilities from cyberattacks. The proposal also encourages information sharing between the government and the private sector as well as collaboration with sector owners and operators.

The new strategy will also support the continuation of chemical production that is critical to the national and economic security of the country.