New: Biden today is signing a national security memorandum directing agencies to develop voluntary standards for cybersecurity protection for critical infrastructure, in what officials said could be a prelude to pursuing mandatory requirements w/ Congress. https://t.co/uPLqzqB6vW

— Dustin Volz (@dnvolz) July 28, 2021

Biden will sign a presidential memo today to further shore up critical infrastructure cybersecurity, the White House says.

The memo will create new voluntary security goals for CI operators and expands a pilot to encourage CI companies to start using network monitoring tools.

— Brian Fung (@b_fung) July 28, 2021

Biden admin is signaling interest in industry-wide cyber mandates:

"We have a patchwork of sector-specific statutes that have been adopted piecemeal...Given the evolving threat we face today, we must consider new approaches, both voluntary and mandatory." https://t.co/mSaN1qRbdy

— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) July 28, 2021

Breaking: Biden directs CISA and NIST to develop recommended baseline cyber standards for critical infrastructure, laying groundwork for potential future regulations. https://t.co/olbteR0FwS

Preliminary standards due by 9/22, final goals due in 1 year. pic.twitter.com/Kw1A7eqiGY

— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) July 28, 2021

Biden's memorandum also formalizes an existing ICS cybersecurity initiative that launched in April https://t.co/MTMMiRoKDp with a pilot focused on the electric sector. Through the project, the administration has encouraged electric utilities to deploy network monitoring sensors.

— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) July 28, 2021

Today, Secretary of @DHSgov, @SecMayorkas and @SecRaimondo released a joint statement on @POTUS' signing of a new National Security Memorandum, “Improving Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems.”

Read more ⬇️https://t.co/lyJSocxDTO

— U.S. Commerce Dept. (@CommerceGov) July 28, 2021

Biden orders CISA and NIST to develop cybersecurity performance goals for critical infrastructure https://t.co/6cQJ2Jmkew

— The Cyber Security Hub™ (@TheCyberSecHub) July 28, 2021

Biden signs memo ordering CISA and NIST to develop cybersecurity performance goals for critical infrastructure https://t.co/qJ8F4jbXzi by @jgreigj

— ZDNet (@ZDNet) July 28, 2021

Details from the @WhiteHouse: https://t.co/62HY9LDa0d

— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) July 28, 2021

FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Announces Further Actions to Protect U.S. Critical Infrastructure | The White House https://t.co/LGzGDWCG1Z

— Hayden Center (@mvhaydencenter) July 28, 2021

New US security memorandum bolsters critical infrastructure cybersecurity https://t.co/cp2kgy2IY3

— The Cyber Security Hub™ (@TheCyberSecHub) July 28, 2021