Water Treatment infrastructure

Tales From the Road: Establishing a Common Language Using NIST

Getting a wastewater utility’s OT and IT departments on the same page to address vulnerabilities they didn’t know they had. Wastewater utilities are among some of the most targeted industries for cyber attacks, and the implications can be devastating as operational interruptions or shut-downs could directly affect public health.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does… Read more »

Generative AI in Cybersecurity

Opportunities and Challenges in AI-Driven Threat Detection. Authenticity matters in business and relationships, and the noticeable lack of authenticity in AI-generated communications can limit its practical application. Generative AI in cybersecurity is a perfect example of the dichotomy between automation and human intelligence – AI can provide all the best data, but you have to… 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 »