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How Cyber Secure is Your Utility?

How Cyber Secure is Your Utility?

Created: Thursday, October 18, 2018 - 06:22
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Cybersecurity

An article by WaterISAC Lead Analyst Chuck Egli published in the October 2018 edition of the Water Environment Federation’s Water Environment & Technology magazine discusses the most significant threats to water and wastewater utilities today. Foremost among these are threats that emerge from nation-states like Russia China, Iran, and North Korea, all of which U.S. counterterrorism and law enforcement officials have issued warnings about in recent years and months. Even for common cyber threat actors, who tend to be less skilled and not as well-financed as their nation-state counterparts, they now mount more formidable threats because of their ability to purchase advanced cyber weapons on online marketplaces. No matter the threat actor, the article points out that many attacks rely on the same basic tactics, particularly those that employ social engineering. To help water and wastewater utilities address the array of threats, the article identifies some of the many resources available, which includes WaterISAC’s 10 Essential Cybersecurity Measures for Water and Wastewater Utilities, automated threat monitoring platforms like Perch Security, the American Water Works Association’s Cybersecurity Guidance and Tool, and free cybersecurity assessments offered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.