Cyberattacks on water and wastewater utilities might not be quite as inevitable as death and taxes.
Still, they pose significant risks that operators in treatment facilities can play a critical role in mitigating. Attacks can come from various sources: agents for foreign governments, purveyors of malware and ransomware, disgruntled former employees and others, according to Kevin Morley, Ph.D., manager of federal relations with the AWWA.Morley emphasizes that small utilities lacking security expertise are especially at risk. He cautions that cybersecurity is not just the province of IT professionals — it is everyone’s job. Measures as simple as managing passwords effectively and
