The third and last day of the 2023 Chemical Sector Security Summit opened this morning in Arlington, VA. The morning keynote from CISA by Kelly Murray, Associate Director, CISA Chemical Security, gave her an additional chance to mention CFATS reauthorization along with highlighting today’s presentations.
The first presentation of the morning was a panel discussion by the Chemical Sector Coordinating Council (abbreviated as SCC, but all of the sector coordinating councils typically use the same abbreviation). While there were the now obligatory comments about the termination and hope for reauthorization of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security (CFATS) program, the focus of this discussion was the operation of the SCC and the importance of the information coordination and sharing capabilities of the SCC.
The second presentation covered drone security at chemical facilities. Katie Ricks, from Dow Chemical, talked briefly about an incident in February, but more importantly she emphasized the importance of having close, cooperative relationships with local law enforcement. Interesting discussion about FBI investigation of drone overflights of critical infrastructure (mainly petrochemical facilities) in Louisianna, where there is a State law prohibiting flying drones over critical infrastructure.
Two more online presentations will be made today before the CSSS closes for this year:
• Cybersecurity as a Shared
Responsibility, and
• UAS Threats Facing the Chemical
Sector
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