Critical infrastructure : actions needed to better secure internet-connected devices : report to congressional committees / United States Government Accountability Office.

Author/creator United States
Format Electronic
PublicationWashington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2022.
Description1 online resource (iv, 72 pages) : color illustrations
Supplemental Contenthttps://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo191630
Subjects

Portion of title Actions needed to better secure internet-connected devices
Running title GAO-23-105327 Federal IoT and OT cybersecurity
Partial contents Background -- Federal agencies have issued guidance for managing IoT and OT cybersecurity risks -- Selected SRMAs did not measure effectiveness of IoT and OT efforts or assess cybersecurity risks -- NIST has issued guidance, but OMB has not established a required cybersecurity waiver process -- Conclusions -- Recommendations for executive action -- Agency comments and our evaluation -- Appendices.
Abstract Cyber threats to critical infrastructure IoT and OT represent a significant national security challenge. Recent incidents--such as the ransomware attacks targeting health care and essential services during the COVID- 19 pandemic--illustrate the cyber threats facing the nation's critical infrastructure. This report (1) describes overall federal IoT and OT cybersecurity initiatives; (2) assesses actions of selected federal agencies with a lead sector responsibility for enhancing IoT and OT cybersecurity; and (3) identifies leading guidance for addressing IoT cybersecurity and determines the status of OMB's process for waiving cybersecurity requirements for IoT devices.
General note"GAO-23-105327."
General note"December 2022."
General noteIn scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
General noteGPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from PDF cover (GAO, viewed on Dec. 4, 2022).
Technical rpt numberGAO-23-105327
GPO item number0546-D (online)
Govt. docs number GA 1.13:GAO-23-105327

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