Important to Operations: Assessing the Impact of Cyber-Dependent Functions

This resource was developed to support operators in strengthening preparedness, response, recovery, and coordination efforts related to cyber incidents impacting gas operations. The infographic is intended to serve as a practical visual reference and operational template for teams across Gas Control, SCADA, OT Administration, and IT/InfoSec functions.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is one of the most important government agencies that many Americans have never heard of. PHMSA oversees the safe operation of our nation’s pipeline system, as well as approximately a million daily shipments of hazardous materials. Congress has a duty to regularly reauthorize PHMSA’s safety programs. This reauthorization has now lapsed – meaning that PHMSA is currently afloat, operating off the prior authorization while needed updates go unmade. It is critical that Congress act swiftly to move reasonable and consensus changes to pipeline safety law and regulation, support PHMSA’s primary role as pipeline safety regulator, and recognize the great strides in pipeline safety engineering and operating practices that pipeline companies are putting into practice across the country.