"Testing Environments Help S&T and CISA Secure Transportation Infrastructure"

The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is working with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to develop and test new technologies and tools to combat both online and physical threats. According to the S&T program manager Alex Karr, all critical infrastructure sectors, including energy, manufacturing, and transportation, rely heavily on sophisticated technologies such as Industrial Control Systems (ICS), cellular networks, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). All of these are accessed, monitored, and controlled via the Internet, making them vulnerable to hacking, malware attacks, and other malicious activities. S&T is collaborating with CISA, the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and other government and private stakeholders to design and implement two cutting-edge training tools, both of which are part of CISA's Control Environment Laboratory Resource (CELR) test environment. These CELR test environments, one designed by INL and the other by PNNL, will be integrated into CISA's existing suite of internet security tools in the future. According to Tim Huddleston, INL program manager for Infrastructure Assurance and Analysis, CELR test environments are miniaturized test environments that emulate critical facilities and their associated technologies and physical components. They provide a safe environment for first responders and security professionals to simulate cyberattacks, conduct research and analysis on these attacks, and practice the implementation of countermeasures that will allow them to detect, mitigate, or prevent such incidents in the real world. This article continues to discuss the development and testing of new technologies and tools to combat cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. 

DHS reports "Testing Environments Help S&T and CISA Secure Transportation Infrastructure"