List printed with permission from WaterISAC  WaterISAC has revised its Cybersecurity Fundamentals for water and wastewater utilities, releasing a new edition tailored for small, rural, and less cyber-experienced utilities. This updated guide includes the Small Systems Guidance, which includes 12 Cybersecurity Fundamentals. “Our reasoning behind this update is a desire to make the guidance a little more manageable, but still touch on...

With the recent uptick in attempted online scams, CWEA is taking steps to help protect members and volunteers from being exploited by cybercriminals. This scam clarifier features tips for spotting and avoiding scams, what to do if you encounter a suspected scam, and examples of scam attempts targeting CWEA.

Upcoming training opportunity – CWEA’s free skills building webinar 10/17 at 11am – The Phishing Epedemic w/ David Malm, Deputy Manager of IT for IEUA Make Yourself Accountable for Your Utility’s Cybersecurity The theme for this year’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) is “Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT,” which was selected, in part, to...

By Michael Arceneaux and Jennifer Lyn Walker Water and wastewater utilities provide critical lifeline services to their communities and their regions. Supporting these vitally important functions requires secure information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT), yet the sector’s IT and OT networks continue to face an onslaught of threats from cyber criminals, nation states, and...