A new watchdog report published by the US government’s Environmental Protection Agency says the EPA must develop a comprehensive plan of action to counter the increasing number and sophistication of cybersecurity threats facing the utilities.
In the last few years, there have been many cyberattacks against water treatment plants, sewage plants, and other infrastructures across the globe.
A report by the Government Accountability Office indicates that the entire water industry has found it difficult to deal with the problem through voluntary security initiatives and fought back against new mandates issued by the Environmental Protection Agency.
EPA and other government agencies are called upon to do more to assess and identify the full extent of cyber risks that face the water and wastewater sectors, including developing a national strategy and conducting a cyber risk assessment.
There have been several high-profile hacking incidents that have raised concerns regarding the ability of the country’s drinking water and wastewater treatment industries to maintain their security over the past few years, so the Biden administration has prioritized those industries.
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The White House and the Environmental Protection Agency in March urged state officials to provide information on how well-prepared water utilities were dealing with cyber risks that were becoming more prevalent.
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