The May 6, ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline is likely to increase cost for cyber insurance, and may prompt legislators to push for tougher standards for critical infrastructure resources such as pipelines, energy grids, and water systems. The attack may prompt insurers to tighten the types of incidents covered, or to require companies looking for insurance to adopt stronger security standards before purchasing a policy. In addition, the Biden administration is expected to direct responsible agencies such as the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to take a serious look at heavier regulations for critical… Read more
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A Sustainable Water Supply Can Change the Course of the Water War
Recent headlines* indicate that the simmering Water War between Georgia and Florida is heating up again. Florida threatens to sue Georgia in the U.S. Supreme Court, blaming the collapse of the Apalachicola Bay oyster fishery on what it considers to be metro Atlanta’s insatiable thirst, and the resulting decrease in fresh water flow down the Chattahoochee River to the Apalachicola River and into Apalachicola Bay. Georgia asserts the right to use water that falls on Georgia and flows through Georgia, and insists that the several million people in metro Atlanta should count more than endangered mussels along the Apalachicola River… Read more