The owners of the Colonial Pipeline was free to make their own decision. You are suggesting the the federal government should have the right to control what privately owned corporations do.
There's a word for that but I can't think of it right now.
Originally Posted by woodywouldpekher
you were saying .. ?
After Colonial Pipeline Hack, U.S. to Require Operators to Report Cyberattacks
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tsa-to-...ks-11621960244
The Transportation Security Administration intends to release the first of at least two security directives that would require pipeline operators to notify it when they are targets or victims of cyberattacks, according to senior officials at the Department of Homeland Security.
The action, expected this week, also will require each company to designate a point person for cybersecurity.