Agencies grapple with cyber skills gap in control systems

Agencies grapple with cyber skills gap in control systems

The Defense Department is advancing new training and work roles for control systems cybersecurity, as agencies and industry grapple with a dearth of talent for securing so-called “operational technology.” Earlier this year, the Air Force introduced a new cybersecurity training specifically focused on how to protect systems such as gas pipelines, power grids and traffic signals. The course is the first to meet the standards for the “control syste…