Water Utilities Are Running on Email Alerts and Phone Calls to Defend Critical Infrastructure
WaterISAC's partnership with Cyware is designed to change that: but automated intelligence alone won't protect utilities that lack the staff to act on it.
OT Security
Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee Has Warned About Water Cybersecurity for Years. Now Comes Project Watershed 250
Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee has repeatedly warned that under-resourced water utilities cannot defend themselves against growing cyber threats alone. A new federal-state-industry initiative in Texas aims to start closing that gap.
DON’T WAIT: Engineering Outcomes Between Red Lines and Rules of Engagement
Danielle (DJ) Jablanski argues that critical-infrastructure owners must stop waiting for perfect regulation or deterrence and instead start today to map interdependencies, engineer fault-tolerant redundancy, and reduce the severity of inevitable cyber-physical impacts.
Safe Use of AI in OT Environments: Gaining the Benefits without the Risk
Christopher Walcutt argues that AI can be used safely in OT environments if organizations first establish strong cybersecurity maturity, segmentation, visibility, and strict containment controls.
Cyber-Informed Engineering
Cyber-informed engineering keeps OT systems safe by adding simple physical controls that prevent catastrophic failures even if digital systems are breached.
Keeping your Milk Cool and your Tech Safe
Security engineer and architect Brad Voris recounts designing zero-trust controls for legacy dairy-plant systems to protect millions of gallons of milk from tampering or contamination.
