A wastewater tank in Orlando, Florida. (Getty Images) Did someone really hack into the Oldsmar, Florida, water treatment plant? New details suggest maybe not. Statements from the FBI and former Oldsmar city manager indicate what happened at the plant may not have been the work of an outside hacker. Apr 10, 2023 By Christian Vasquez
(Austin Kirk / Flickr) EPA issues water cybersecurity mandates, concerning industry and experts The Environmental Protection Agency's water cybersecurity standards follow the Biden administration's new national cyber strategy. Mar 3, 2023 By Christian Vasquez
(Getty images) Giving water sanitation inspectors cybersecurity oversight is a mistake, say industry groups, experts The water sector is seen as among the nation's most vulnerable critical infrastructure to cyberattack after attacks in Florida and California. Aug 5, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
US Vice President Kamala Harris and California Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) tour the Upper San Leandro Water Treatment Plant on April 5, 2021 in Oakland, California. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) Cyberspace Solarium congressman, water officials decry EPA inaction on cybersecurity There are about 52,000 drinking water systems in the U.S. and that fragmentation makes the sector harder to defend, experts say. Jun 8, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
People fish along the dam at the Castaic Lake reservoir in Los Angeles County on May 3, 2022 in Castaic, California. (PHOTO: Mario Tama/Getty Images) Water companies are increasingly uninsurable due to ransomware, industry execs say The scope of what insurers are covering is also narrowing as costs go up, said an association representative. May 18, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
1920s interior, solarium. (Getty Images) The Cyberspace Solarium Commission pushed some major policies into law. So what now? It's going to track how its recommendations are implemented, and study some issues where it only scratched the surface. Mar 8, 2022 By Tim Starks
(Getty images) Water sector added to Biden administration’s initiative on ICS security Previously, the Biden administration pushed the initiative in the electricity sector and for pipelines. Jan 27, 2022 By Tim Starks