The announcement came after Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., sent a letter to the U.S. intelligence services asking them to assign a leader for the response.
The former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency suggested a multipronged approach to shoring up municipal utilities, including adding funding to update aging technology.
Experts warn: no one should presume this is a fluke. In fact, the barrier of entry for unsophisticated actors to attack industrial controls is lower than ever.
When it comes to cybersecurity coverage, the relationship between enterprises and insurers has been rocky and uncertain. But the market just may force a compromise.