Your Natural Gas is Not Cyber-Secure: A Two-Fold Case for Why Voluntary Natural Gas Pipeline Cybersecurity Guidelines Should Become Mandatory Regulations Overseen by the Department of Energy
Journal: eYLS (Yale Law School)
Year: 2020

In the past two decades, the United States has increased the production and use of natural gas to fuel every day American life. This increase has resulted in the construction of millions of miles of natural gas pipelines. While this development has produced a number of benefits, natural gas pipelines have introduced the threat of cyberattacks on natural gas infrastructure. This substantial threat is currently managed by voluntary guidelines promulgated by the Transportation Security Administrati