Operational Technology Cyber Coalition Archives

The GSA owns or leases 8,000 properties, giving it myriad systems to worry about. (Getty Images)

Here’s how experts think CISA should tell agencies to protect OT

Government auditors say federal agencies haven’t met mandated security steps for operational technology, which hackers targeted in water sector attacks this summer.

Oct 6, 2026 By Tim Starks

The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Data from sensors that detect threats in critical infrastructure networks at the laboratory is sitting unanalyzed after a government contract expired this weekend. (Photo: Jason Laurea/LLNL)

Contract lapse leaves critical infrastructure cybersecurity sensor data unanalyzed at national lab

A program manager at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory told lawmakers Tuesday that the recent contract expiration puts OT security at risk.

Jul 22, 2025 By Tim Starks