EPA Increases Enforcement Activities to Ensure Drinking Water Systems Address Cybersecurity Threats
What is your city’s security plan?
Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency
This Enforcement Alert provides community water systems (CWSs) with information on immediate steps they can take to ensure compliance with SDWA Section 1433 and to reduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Cyberattacks against CWSs are increasing in frequency and severity across the country. Based on actual incidents we know that a cyberattack on a vulnerable water system may allow an adversary to manipulate operational technology, which could cause significant adverse consequences for both the utility and drinking water consumers. Possible impacts include disrupting the treatment, distribution, and storage of water for the community, damaging pumps and valves, and altering the levels of chemicals to hazardous amounts.
