The industry pushed back: Despite the EPA’s willingness to provide training and technical support to help states and public water system organizations implement cybersecurity surveys, the move garnered opposition from both GOP state attorneys and trade groups. Republican state attorneys that were against the new proposed policies said that the call for new inspections could … Read More “EPA Won’t Force Water Utilities to Audit Their Cybersecurity” »
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cybersecurity, infrastructure, national security policy, Security technology, Uncategorized, utilities
coverups, cybersecurity, Security technology, utilities, vulnerabilities
This is bad in several dimensions. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has been accused of deliberately keeping widespread gaps in its cybersecurity a secret from regulators in a large-scale coverup involving the city’s mayor. Powered by WPeMatico
cryptocurrency, hacking, malware, scada, Security technology, utilities
A water utility in Europe has been infected by cryptocurrency mining software. This is a relatively new attack: hackers compromise computers and force them to mine cryptocurrency for them. This is the first time I’ve seen it infect SCADA systems, though. It seems that this mining software is benign, and doesn’t affect the performance of … Read More “Water Utility Infected by Cryptocurrency Mining Software” »