How Water Utilities Can Bolster Information Security on a Limited Budget
By Dave Purkiss & Tony Giles Cyberattacks are becoming more common for malicious actors to breach critical infrastructure, making no…
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AWWA: Source water protection, financing now top sector priorities as rehab/replace dethroned
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) recently released its 2024 State of the Water Industry report, providing insights into the…
EPA issues enforcement measures for cyber threats
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued an enforcement alert outlining the urgent cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities to community drinking water…
Tech Perspectives: What is the State of Cyber Risk in the Water Sector?
Water utilities are on heightened alert for cyber attacks, so Water Finance & Management chatted with Marty Edwards, Deputy Chief…
House introduces bill to establish new cyber risk governing body
Legislation that supports a collaborative approach to to regulating cybersecurity in the water sector was introduced in the U.S. House…
Commentary: New Perspectives on Cybersecurity
By Andrew Ginter In 2023, 68 cyber attacks took down more than 500 sites worldwide, some of them water utilities….
Biden administration officials meet with states on cyber threats to water sector
Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies and Janet McCabe, EPA Deputy Administrator, recently met with…
Biden-Harris admin engages states on cyber threats
On March 19, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan sent a letter to all U.S….
National Rural Water Association, WaterISAC announce collaboration
The National Rural Water Association (NRWA) and Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC) recently announced a formal cybersecurity collaboration…
FBI director warns of CCP cyber attacks days after CISA guidance issued
In January, testifying before the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist…