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Is Your Facility Ready for the Next Cyber Attacker? Look Here for Practical Protective Advice
Is Your Facility Ready for the Next Cyber Attacker? Look Here for Practical Protective Advice
Editorial
September 15, 2021

Attacks on critical infrastructure including water and wastewater are an increasing and serious threat. Here is some advice on how to defend critical assets and processes.
News Briefs: Cyberattacks on Utilities Likely to Continue, Says DHS Report
Online Exclusives
June 02, 2021

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, new federal funds are available for COVID-19 wastewater-based epidemiology
News Briefs: New Hampshire Culminates 7-Year Effort With PFAS Treatment Facility
Online Exclusives
May 06, 2021

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the manager of a wastewater treatment plant in West Virginia pleads guilty to violating the Clean Water Act and faces the possibility of two years in prison
Hacker Tries to Poison a Florida City's Water Supply Via Remote-Access System
Hacker Tries to Poison a Florida City's Water Supply Via Remote-Access System
Online Exclusives
February 10, 2021
News Briefs: Investigators Find Illegal Winery in Alabama WWTP
Online Exclusives
January 05, 2021

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a wastewater treatment plant operator in Wisconsin is convicted of data falsification
Federal Agencies Warn that Foreign Hackers Are Targeting Critical Infrastructure
Federal Agencies Warn that Foreign Hackers Are Targeting Critical Infrastructure
Online Exclusives
August 17, 2020

A joint alert from the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security offers detailed cybersecurity recommendations for critical infrastructure operators
News Briefs: New San Francisco Apartment Building Targeting Water Reuse
Online Exclusives
January 22, 2020

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released an Emergency Directive and Activity Alert addressing critical Microsoft vulnerabilities
Water Treatment Vulnerabilities Exposed Via Simulated Ransomware Attack
Water Treatment Vulnerabilities Exposed Via Simulated Ransomware Attack
Online Exclusives
March 02, 2017
Georgia Tech researchers are highlighting vulnerabilities in the control systems of water and wastewater treatment facilities by using ransomware.
Is Your Treatment Plant Secure? These Student Hackers Don't Think So
Is Your Treatment Plant Secure? These Student Hackers Don't Think So
Online Exclusives
January 09, 2017
A computer network security competition pits students against a miniature wastewater treatment plant in an effort to expose cybersecurity problems in the nation's infrastructure.
AWWA Letter Urges Trump to Prioritize Water Infrastructure
Online Exclusives
December 05, 2016
The American Water Works Association is asking President-elect Donald Trump and the new administration to work with it on water infrastructure financing and cybersecurity.