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Making security a priority
t seems that more and more, security concerns - both physical and
cyber - have become part of our daily lives both off and on the job.
The all-too-frequent news stories on the topic as well as repetitive
prompts, such as the " if you see something, say something " slogan,
remind us to keep up our vigilance. This past year, security has been
the subject of more than one Executive order that has resulted in
stepped-up activity across numerous U.S. Government agencies.
In February, the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST; Gaithersburg, Md., www.nist.gov) unveiled its Cybersecurity
Framework, which was developed in response to Executive Order
13636, titled " Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, " that
was signed by President Obama one year earlier. The Framework
was developed through a collaborative effort between industry and
the government, and it gives guidance to owners and operators of
critical infrastructure - of which the chemical process industries
(CPI) are part - on how to manage cybersecurity-related risks. A
description of the Framework and other cybersecurity-related resources
relevant to the CPI can be found in our June issue (ICS Security:
The Owner-Operator's Challenge, Chem. Eng., pp. 30-35).
Executive Order 13650, " Improving Chemical Facility Safety and
Security, " was signed by the President in August 2013. The response
to this order was the subject of much discussion at the recent Chemical
Sector Security Summit (July 22-24, Baltimore, Md.; www.dhs.
gov/2014-chemical-security-summit), now in its eighth year. An interagency
working group released a report to the President titled
" Actions to Improve Chemical Safety and Security - A Shared Commitment, "
in June. This report outlines action plans in response to
the Executive order in five areas: Strengthening community planning
and preparedness; enhancing Federal operational coordination;
improving data management; modernizing policies and regulations;
and incorporating stakeholder feedback and developing best practices.
Presenters at the Security Summit commented that one of the
more important outcomes of the Executive order is that a number of
government agencies are now cooperating and communicating much
more effectively about security in the CPI.
And it seems that CFATS (Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards)
may finally have the strong support in Congress that could
lead to longterm authorization, instead of the annual process that the
program has undergone for the past seven years since its inception. In
his presentation at the Security Summit, David Wulf, director of the
Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (ISCD), Dept. of Homeland
Security (DHS) called 2014 a transformative year for CFATS as
he outlined the progress made in the program, including the approval
of nearly 1,000 site security plans (for background, see CFATS and
Chemical Plant Security, Chem. Eng., Sept. 2009, pp. 21-23).
Worldwide interest in CPI security is also growing.
It was suggested during international sessions at the
Security Summit that U.S. approaches to security,
such as (1) the combination of safety and security,
and (2) public and private partnerships, could offer
guidance to a broader international community.
Much groundwork has been laid and the key
now is to make it a priority to incorporate security
into our routine endeavors.
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