A recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency survey found that over 70% of water systems have critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities. This means they are susceptible to cyberattacks that could disrupt water treatment and sanitation.
And more recently, on May 20, the EPA issued an enforcement alert outlining the urgent cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities to community drinking water systems and the steps these systems need to take to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act. The alert is part of a government-wide effort — led by the National Security Council and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — to reduce the
