EPA orders US states to check cybersecurity of public water supplies
It's not only the number of water systems that is a headache. Over the past two decades, public water administrators have increasingly relied on electronic tools to operate their water systems but those electronic systems now are vulnerable to cyberattacks, Fox wrote.] from the Water Sector Coordinating Council, a strategy organization for the water and wastewater systems sector, cybersecurity is a top priority in the industry, from training and education to assessments and tools.
, adding that the EPA's approach is purposely flexible so water system administrators can adapt it to their needs while maintaining safe supplies.If a public water system uses operational technology like an industrial control system in its operations, then as part of the larger sanitary survey, the evaluation also must include the cybersecurity protections of the OT, such as practices and controls, according to the agency.
The EPA is giving some organizations more leeway depending on the programs they already have in place, ranging from enabling water system operators to self-assess their systems, letting third parties do the work, or having the states run the assessments.
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