Entries Tagged Cybersecurity

As a public utility, you may have files related to customers, including names, addresses, credit cards and other payment information. Naturally, keeping this...

A recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency survey found that over 70% of water systems have critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities. This means they are...

In a recent cyber incident, hackers targeted Tipton Municipal Utilities, an Indiana wastewater treatment plant, prompting an investigation by plant managers. The...

In light of recent cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure, water utilities across the nation are facing a heightened urgency to bolster their cybersecurity...

The White House and U.S. EPA recently issued a warning to governors that cyberattacks are increasingly targeting water and wastewater systems throughout the...

Cyberattacks on water and wastewater utilities might not be quite as inevitable as death and taxes. Still, they pose significant risks that operators...

The National Rural Water Association and Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC) recently announced a formal cybersecurity collaboration. With this partnership, WaterISAC and NRWA will...

In a recent statement, FBI Director Christopher Wray expressed serious concerns about the threat of Chinese hackers targeting American infrastructure, according to...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Environmental Protection Agency recently published a guide to assist owners and operators in...

The Environmental Protection Agency has retracted its earlier guidance on bolstering cybersecurity measures within the country's water system infrastructure. This means that...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has granted a request from the American Water Works Association and the National...

The states of Missouri, Arkansas, and Iowa have filed a legal petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit...

An alleged 2021 cyberattack on the Oldsmar, Florida, water treatment plant — which sparked global concerns about the security of critical infrastructure...

The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies has announced its support for new bicameral legislation that would encourage and support the participation of...