Cybersecurity Updates
The water and wastewater industry faces a constant and serious cybersecurity challenge. Water utilities must proactively identify threats, vulnerabilities, and potential impacts to safeguard their systems, ensure safe water delivery, and maintain public confidence. As critical infrastructure becomes increasingly digital, the water sector is targeted by a growing number of cyber threats, from opportunistic hackers to sophisticated state-sponsored groups, each with their own motives. These attacks can disrupt essential services, jeopardize water quality, and endanger public health. A key target is often the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems that manage water treatment and distribution. Attackers, including cybercriminals and nation-state actors, may exploit vulnerabilities like outdated software, weak authentication, and poor network segmentation to penetrate these vital systems. WWEMA will provide resources addressing all facets of cybersecurity.