Water systems short on cyber expertise, state and local officials tell EPA
MARCH 25, 2024
National security officials met with state and local government leaders from across the country last Thursday to discuss methods to meet the rising threat of attacks by foreign governments and criminal entities against the nation’s water infrastructure.
“Cybersecurity is not the sole responsibility of one single water system, one single state, or the federal government,” Janet McCabe, deputy administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, said in a press release about the meetings. “Instead cybersecurity is a collective responsibility. EPA has an important role, and it’s critical that we work together with our state partners to help set a course toward cyber-resilience that will deliver essential protections across the country.”
