Post Tagged with: "cybersecurity"

On Aug. 5, the American Water Works Association submitted a letter to Congressional leaders urging strong federal support for water utilities following cyber attacks on multiple water systems in recent weeks. “Recent cybersecurity attacks on water utilities across multiple states underscore the need to furtherRead More

A recent string of cyber attacks on U.S. water systems underscores the threat the municipal water sector is facing and the criticality of emergency preparedness and cybersecurity measures. According to multiple news reports, cyber attacks across seven states last week were reported to the FederalRead More

Fitch Ratings says U.S. public finance issuers face elevated cyber risk amid the ongoing conflict in Iran. Previous geopolitically motivated attacks on U.S. public finance entities primarily have targeted health care and utilities. Fitch said increased broad-based retaliatory cyber intrusions also are likely. According toRead More

The Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC) recently released two fact sheets on the top actions water/wastewater systems can take to strengthen physical and cybersecurity efforts. Among the chief recommendations for boosting physical security, the fact sheet included the following items to prioritize. On theRead More

Water sector groups are reacting favorably to the reintroduction of the Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act. The bipartisan legislation would fund upgrades to drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure and make them more resilient against threats ranging from cyberattacks to extreme weather. The billRead More

By Rotem Ben-Eliyahu Cyber intrusions are now a mainstream business risk for water utilities. A 2025 cross-Atlantic survey from Semperis found that nearly two-thirds of operators experienced at least one cyber-attack in the previous year, and more than half of those incidents caused lasting damageRead More

By Steven Taylor Information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) systems are intertwined, yet they often work in silos. A recent survey of cybersecurity professionals in critical infrastructure sectors revealed IT compromises as the top attack method (45%) into OT and industrial systems in 2024.Read More

The American Water Works Association has thrown its support behind new legislation that would create a collaborative approach to cybersecurity in the water sector. The Water Risk and Resilience Organization (WRRO) Establishment Act (H.R. 2594), introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on April 2, authorizes anRead More

The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) recently announced its support for the Water Intelligence, Security, and Cyber Threat Protection Act (Water ISAC Threat Protection Act) that would encourage water system participation in WaterISAC information sharing. The bill, H.R. 2344/S. 1118, was recently reintroduced byRead More

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) this month re-introduced two bipartisan bills to support rural water systems in emergency preparedness and cybersecurity. The Rural Water System Disaster Preparedness and Assistance Act, co-led by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), would help rural water and wastewater utilities prepare andRead More