CISA, DOE, and UK’s NCSC Issue Guidance on Protecting Industrial Control Systems

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CISA, DOE, and UKs NCSC Issue Guidance on Protecting Industrial Control Systems [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2020/05/22/cisa-doe-and-uks-ncsc-issue-guidance-protecting-industrial-control
 ] 05/22/2020 08:08 AM EDT 
Original release date: May 22, 2020

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the UK's National 
Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have released Cybersecurity Best Practices for Industrial Control Systems [ 
https://www.cisa.gov/publication/Cybersecurity-Best-Practices-for-Industrial-Control-Systems ], an infographic 
providing recommended cybersecurity practices for industrial control systems (ICS). The two-page infographic summarizes 
common ICS risk considerations, short- and long-term cybersecurity event impacts, best practices to defend ICS 
processes, and highlights NCSC's product on Secure Design Principles and Operational Technology [ 
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/cyber-security-design-principles ].

CISA, DOE, and NCSC encourage users to review Cybersecurity Best Practices for Industrial Control Systems [ 
https://www.cisa.gov/publication/Cybersecurity-Best-Practices-for-Industrial-Control-Systems ]. For more in-depth 
information, visit CISAs ICS Recommended Practices [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/Recommended-Practices ] webpage and 
DOE's Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model (C2M2) Program [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov%20https://www.energy.gov/ceser/activities/cybersecurity-critical-energy-infrastructure/energy-sector-cybersecurity-0
 ] webpage. For information on CISA Assessments, visit https://www.cisa.gov/cyber-resource-hub.

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