U.S. Adds More Cybersecurity Rules for Pipelines in Wake of Hack

The Biden administration on Tuesday imposed new cybersecurity mandates on oil, fuel and natural gas pipelines meant to bolster the critical infrastructure against the kind of computer-based attacks that paralyzed a major U.S. East Coast conduit for gasoline in April.

Under the new requirements, levied by the Transportation Security Administration, operators of specifically designated “critical pipelines” must now implement a suite of steps to defend against ransomware attacks and other known cybersecurity threats, the agency said in a news release.

The mandates build on an initial series of requirements that increased reporting and reviews of pipeline security in the wake ...