EPA finalizes cyber technical support plan
Recently, the U.S. EPA’s Office of Water finalized a report describing how it plans to provide voluntary cybersecurity technical support…
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Fitch Ratings: Operational technology cyberattacks are a credit risk for utilities
Cyberattacks on industrial control systems/operational technology are more likely to have a credit and ESG impact than a corresponding attack…
House approves bill to enhance cyber information sharing among state, local governments
Under a bill approved by the House of Representatives, state, local, territorial and tribal governments would be able to receive…
High Tech, High Stakes: How Vulnerable to Cyberattacks Is U.S. Water Infrastructure?
By Andrew Farr According to government officials, security experts and persistent media reports, all signs indicate that cybersecurity is an…
Water sector groups oppose EPA’s plans for cyber audits in sanitary surveys
In December, several water sector associations wrote to EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox to express concern and opposition…
Xylem, Dragos partner on cybersecurity services for water
Water technology company, Xylem Inc., and Dragos, Inc., a provider of cybersecurity solutions for industrial controls systems (ICS)/operational technology (OT)…
What a Successful National Water Strategy Looks Like & Why It Matters
By Will Sarni It is estimated that currently 844 million people live without clean water, and 2.3 billion people do…
Cybersecurity & How One Utility Is Protecting Its County’s Most Precious Resource
By Sielen Namdar Traveling through the dry desert of the American west, no ponds, lakes, creeks or even puddles to…
Fitch Ratings: Cyberattacks may pose ‘broad financial risk’
The recent Colonial Pipeline cyberattack illustrates the broader financial effects that can result from attacks on critical public infrastructure, Fitch…
Fitch Ratings: Cyber events could pose ‘material risk’ to water, sewer utility credit
Water and sewer credit ratings incorporate an assessment of an entity’s resiliency to manage unexpected events, including cyberattacks, which…