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White House Memo Takes on Securing Critical Infrastructure Control Systems
Aug. 4 - Attacks targeting critical infrastructure have been on the rise in recent years. Back in 2019, for instance, 56% of utility professionals responsible for overseeing risk in their organizations’ operational technology (OT) assets told Siemens and the Ponemon Institute that they experience at least one shutdown or operational data loss event a year. That’s about the same proportion (54%) of survey respondents who said they expected to see an attack on critical infrastructure in the next 12 months, reported HSToday.
The Biden Administration RespondsThese critical infrastructure security events could explain why the Biden Administration has taken several steps in 2021 to help protect industrial control systems serving critical national infrastructure. Here’s an overview of three of those initiatives:
Towards that end, the memo will work to create new avenues for collaboration between public and private sector entities. One such opportunity has already taken shape in the electricity subsector, the memo noted, with similar efforts to follow in the natural gas pipeline, water and wastewater, and chemical sectors later in 2021. Those programs will bring relevant government agencies together with critical infrastructure stakeholders, owners, and operators for the purpose of implementing the principles and policies discussed in the memo... more
Aug. 4 - Attacks targeting critical infrastructure have been on the rise in recent years. Back in 2019, for instance, 56% of utility professionals responsible for overseeing risk in their organizations’ operational technology (OT) assets told Siemens and the Ponemon Institute that they experience at least one shutdown or operational data loss event a year. That’s about the same proportion (54%) of survey respondents who said they expected to see an attack on critical infrastructure in the next 12 months, reported HSToday.
The Biden Administration RespondsThese critical infrastructure security events could explain why the Biden Administration has taken several steps in 2021 to help protect industrial control systems serving critical national infrastructure. Here’s an overview of three of those initiatives:
- The 100-day sprint for electrical infrastructure: Earlier in the year, the Biden Administration announced a 100-day sprint to identify weaknesses within the United States’ electrical infrastructure. It also announced a Request for Information (RFI) from the U.S. Department of Energy to help to address supply chain risks in the U.S. electric system. (Tripwire’s response to that RFI is available here.)
- The Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity: In mid-May, the Administration published an Executive Order around strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity. The directive came with several measures for helping Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies within the U.S. government to defend against supply chain attacks. It also included a section on removing barriers that would prevent information technology (IT) and OT service providers sharing threat intelligence information with FBI and similar entities.
- Revised security guidelines for pipeline owners: Following a high-profile ransomware attack involving a U.S. pipeline company, the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) issued a directive that discusses new security requirements for pipeline operators. Those obligations include the need for all pipeline companies to disclose all security incidents to the TSA and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) going forward.
Towards that end, the memo will work to create new avenues for collaboration between public and private sector entities. One such opportunity has already taken shape in the electricity subsector, the memo noted, with similar efforts to follow in the natural gas pipeline, water and wastewater, and chemical sectors later in 2021. Those programs will bring relevant government agencies together with critical infrastructure stakeholders, owners, and operators for the purpose of implementing the principles and policies discussed in the memo... more
NBC Nightly News Broadcast (Full) - August 3rd, 2021
Aug 4, 2021
President Biden calls for Gov. Cuomo to resign after New York AG report on alleged sexual harassment, CDC announces new eviction moratorium to protect renters, and Brighton Zeuner helps pave the way as one of skateboarding’s first Olympians.
00:00 Intro
02:01 Cuomo Harassment Report
08:10 Vaccine Mandate
10:11 CDC Director Interview
14:07 Inspiring America: Olympic Skateboarding
Aug 4, 2021
President Biden calls for Gov. Cuomo to resign after New York AG report on alleged sexual harassment, CDC announces new eviction moratorium to protect renters, and Brighton Zeuner helps pave the way as one of skateboarding’s first Olympians.
00:00 Intro
02:01 Cuomo Harassment Report
08:10 Vaccine Mandate
10:11 CDC Director Interview
14:07 Inspiring America: Olympic Skateboarding
COVID In Florida: Gov. DeSantis Downplays Coronavirus Threat As State Breaks New Hospitalization Record
Aug. 4 - He never did give his thoughts on whether he thought masks would have helped.
“This has been a really negative thing throughout this whole thing, with some of these, quote, experts, some of the media, somebody can contract a highly transmissible airborne virus and they’re viewed as having done something wrong. That’s just not the way you do it,” he added.
This comes after DeSantis banned all school districts in the state from imposing mask mandates saying he wants to let parents to decide whether children will masks in schools. His Executive Order also empowers the state to deny funding to any districts that don’t comply... quoted from
Aug. 4 - He never did give his thoughts on whether he thought masks would have helped.
“This has been a really negative thing throughout this whole thing, with some of these, quote, experts, some of the media, somebody can contract a highly transmissible airborne virus and they’re viewed as having done something wrong. That’s just not the way you do it,” he added.
This comes after DeSantis banned all school districts in the state from imposing mask mandates saying he wants to let parents to decide whether children will masks in schools. His Executive Order also empowers the state to deny funding to any districts that don’t comply... quoted from
DeSantis opposes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[194][195] He has called for its "full and complete repeal".[194]
In March 2017, DeSantis said he was not ready to support the American Health Care Act, the House Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.[196] He did vote for the May 2017 Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.[197][198]
On March 29, 2021, DeSantis announced he would sign an executive order prohibiting vaccine passports in Florida and ask the legislature to pass an identical statute. source from
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An immunity passport or vaccine passport, also known as an immunity certificate,[1] recovery certificate[2] or release certificate[3] is a document, in both paper and digital format, attesting that its bearer is immune to a contagious disease.[4] Similar to quarantine, public certification is an action that governments can take to mitigate an epidemic.[5]
An immunity passport is not the same as a vaccination record or vaccination certificate proving someone has received certain vaccines verified by the medical records of the clinic where the vaccines were given.[6] The Carte Jaune ("yellow card") is an official vaccination record issued by the World Health Organization (WHO). It has been argued that the primary difference is that vaccination certificates such as the Carte Jaune incentivise individuals to obtain vaccination against a disease, while immunity passports incentivise individuals to get infected with and recover from a disease.[7]
The concept of immunity passports has drawn much attention during the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential way to contain the pandemic and permit faster economic recovery.[8] This could include a "health passport" for people who have either been vaccinated or otherwise developed immunity by surviving COVID-19. A reliable serological testing for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 virus is done to certify people as immune to COVID-19 and issue an immunity documentation. [9] Despite the benefits of vaccination and to solve economic and social problems due to the pandemic, issuing COVID-19 immunity certificates point out issues in science, ethics, and laws... quoted from
In March 2017, DeSantis said he was not ready to support the American Health Care Act, the House Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.[196] He did vote for the May 2017 Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.[197][198]
On March 29, 2021, DeSantis announced he would sign an executive order prohibiting vaccine passports in Florida and ask the legislature to pass an identical statute. source from
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An immunity passport or vaccine passport, also known as an immunity certificate,[1] recovery certificate[2] or release certificate[3] is a document, in both paper and digital format, attesting that its bearer is immune to a contagious disease.[4] Similar to quarantine, public certification is an action that governments can take to mitigate an epidemic.[5]
An immunity passport is not the same as a vaccination record or vaccination certificate proving someone has received certain vaccines verified by the medical records of the clinic where the vaccines were given.[6] The Carte Jaune ("yellow card") is an official vaccination record issued by the World Health Organization (WHO). It has been argued that the primary difference is that vaccination certificates such as the Carte Jaune incentivise individuals to obtain vaccination against a disease, while immunity passports incentivise individuals to get infected with and recover from a disease.[7]
The concept of immunity passports has drawn much attention during the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential way to contain the pandemic and permit faster economic recovery.[8] This could include a "health passport" for people who have either been vaccinated or otherwise developed immunity by surviving COVID-19. A reliable serological testing for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 virus is done to certify people as immune to COVID-19 and issue an immunity documentation. [9] Despite the benefits of vaccination and to solve economic and social problems due to the pandemic, issuing COVID-19 immunity certificates point out issues in science, ethics, and laws... quoted from
Tamiami Trail roadbed in Miami removed 6 months ahead of schedule
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is making an environmental announcement in Miami on Tuesday.
Roadbed removed to send harmful water discharges south, governor says
Tamiami Trail roadbed in Miami removed 6 months ahead of schedule
Aug. 4 - Florida environmental leaders on Tuesday celebrated a major milestone that's expected to reduce harmful water discharges into the St. Lucie Estuary.
Speaking at the Shark Valley Visitor Center at Everglades National Park, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the removal of the nearly six-mile Tamiami Trail roadbed has been completed six months ahead of schedule.
"Where the nearly six miles of roadbed once stood, now clean water is moving south," DeSantis said.
The governor said the removal of the roadbed -- the foundation of a railroad track -- will increase water flows into Everglades National Park and reduce harmful discharges to the east and west coasts of Florida.
"Removing barriers to move water south benefits the Everglades and restoration of its critical ecosystem, and helps to protect the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee estuaries from harmful discharges," DeSantis said.
Those water releases have led to, in part, the growth of toxic algae in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, according to environmentalists.
"Moving water south is so important. That reduces the amount of water going east and west," conservationist "Alligator" Ron Bergeron said. "This project affects the global Everglades." source from
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is making an environmental announcement in Miami on Tuesday.
Roadbed removed to send harmful water discharges south, governor says
Tamiami Trail roadbed in Miami removed 6 months ahead of schedule
Aug. 4 - Florida environmental leaders on Tuesday celebrated a major milestone that's expected to reduce harmful water discharges into the St. Lucie Estuary.
Speaking at the Shark Valley Visitor Center at Everglades National Park, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the removal of the nearly six-mile Tamiami Trail roadbed has been completed six months ahead of schedule.
"Where the nearly six miles of roadbed once stood, now clean water is moving south," DeSantis said.
The governor said the removal of the roadbed -- the foundation of a railroad track -- will increase water flows into Everglades National Park and reduce harmful discharges to the east and west coasts of Florida.
"Removing barriers to move water south benefits the Everglades and restoration of its critical ecosystem, and helps to protect the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee estuaries from harmful discharges," DeSantis said.
Those water releases have led to, in part, the growth of toxic algae in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, according to environmentalists.
"Moving water south is so important. That reduces the amount of water going east and west," conservationist "Alligator" Ron Bergeron said. "This project affects the global Everglades." source from
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