The town of Abernathy also reported a water system hack, and the towns of Lockney and Hale Center said hackers tried to breach their water infrastructure but did not succeed.
Unlike how David was ready to take on Goliath, our most vulnerable critical infrastructure systems – including water infrastructure – are ill-prepared.
The water attacks we’ve seen so far have not had serious consequences for the people they serve.
According to the EPA, 90% of the nation’s community water systems are small, public systems bringing water to 10,000 or fewer customers.
If we really want to help water utilities defend against cyber threats, we have to close the resource gap.
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