Water Sector Cyber Resilience Briefing – Lessons from the Front Lines of Cyber Storm X: An After-Action Review

Earlier this year, CISA conducted Cyber Storm X, the latest installment of the nation’s most extensive government-sponsored cybersecurity exercise. This year, the exercise focused on the water and wastewater sector, putting utilities, WaterISAC, and government and other partners to the test against a simulated large-scale cyber crisis affecting critical infrastructure.

Join WaterISAC for an After-Action Review of the sector’s participation in Cyber Storm X. Leading the discussion is Chuck Egli, WaterISAC’s Director of Security and Resilience Operations, who served as a key exercise planner and helped shape how the water sector’s response unfolded. Chuck will be joined by WaterISAC staff who played in the exercise, along with a utility member who participated.

Attendees will walk away with:

• Key observations and lessons learned from the water sector’s participation
• Insights into cross-sector and public-private information sharing during a cyber incident
• Practical takeaways utilities can apply to their own incident response plans and exercises
• Perspective on how to get involved in future exercises

Whether your utility participated or is looking to strengthen its own cyber preparedness, this briefing offers valuable insight into how the sector responds when it matters most.