The Environmental Protection Agency is urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation's drinking water from cyberattacks. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins to discuss.
In surprising timing, several days before the first cyberattack on Israel's water systems at the end of April, Mekorot turned to the Water Authority requesting to receive an additional budget to invest in the protection of water systems from foreign threats. Mekorot already operates a cyber depar...
the FBI, the NSA and the EPA to outline cyber threats targeting the information and operational technology underpinning the networks, systems and devices of US water and wastewater facilities.
Panelists asserted that protecting critical water infrastructure systems from cyberattack were a greater imperative versus healthcare and the power grid, which includes nuclear facilities. Ravich pointed out, the U.S. has around 52,000 drinking water and 16,000 wastewater systems. “Each of these ...
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A cyberattack continues to affect the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States, renewing a focus on the importance of protecting critical infrastructure sites.
At least 6000 computer systems have been impacted by the Ukrainian Blackjack-led Russian water utility cyberattack.
A cyber strike launched from outside the United States hit a public water system in the Midwestern state of Illinois, an infrastructure control systems expert said on Friday. "This is arguably the first case where we have had a hack ofcritical infrastructurefrom outside the United States that ...
technology (OT) network, the agencies have urged WWS facilities to limit remote access to only relevant users, implement network segmentation between IT and OT networks to prevent lateral movement, and incorporate abilities to failover to alternate control systems in the event of an attack. ...
There are six common infrastructure cyberattack targets: Control systems:Control systems that activate and monitor industrial or mechanical controls such as controlling valves and gates on physical infrastructure. Energy:Cybercriminals may target electric grids or natural gas lines that power cities, region...