Author: Christopher Walcutt

AWIA Was Never Enough. The Latest Water Utility Attacks Prove It.

The cyberattacks against water utilities reported over the past week have generated a familiar response. Questions about attribution. Discussions about foreign adversaries. Renewed calls for additional funding. And, inevitably, renewed conversations about compliance. Those conversations miss the point. Whether these attacks ultimately trace back to Iranian actors or another threat group is important for national… Read more »

What the Accenture-Dragos Deal Means for the Future of OT Security

Accenture’s acquisition of a majority stake in Dragos is more than another cybersecurity transaction. It represents a defining moment for the Operational Technology (OT) security market and a clear signal that industrial cyber resilience has become a strategic business priority. As industrial organizations face increasing pressure from ransomware groups, nation-state actors, AI-enabled threats, and continued… Read more »

Water Utilities Under Siege: Why Basic Cybersecurity is Still Lacking

Last Wednesday, CISA issued an advisory two days after Arkansas City, Kansas, revealed that a Sunday morning cyberattack forced it to switch its water treatment facility to manual operations. In the alert, CISA urged OT/ICS operators in critical infrastructure sectors to apply the recommendations listed in Defending OT Operations Against Ongoing Pro-Russia Hacktivist Activity to… Read more »

Dissecting the Latest EPA Alert: What it Means for Drinking Water Utilities

On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an enforcement alert outlining the cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities facing community drinking water systems. It details the necessary steps these systems must take to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The EPA issued this alert due to the rising frequency and severity of threats… Read more »