Cyber Security
Explore top cybersecurity practices for the Water and Wastewater Systems sector with CISA's latest toolkit and expert-led webinars. Learn how to enhance cyber resilience.
Join CISA, Thursday, January 30 at 2:00 pm ET
This is an informative webinar on Logging Made Easy (LME)- a no-cost solution from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) that simplifies log management and strengthens your organization's cybersecurity.
Webinar Highlights:
- LME Overview: Discover how LOME works and explore its key features.
- LME 2.0: Get the latest insights on the newest release
- Benefits: Streamline log management, detect threats faster and reduce manual workload
- Live Demo: Watch LME in action and see its capabilities firsthand
Ideal For:
IT administrators, cybersecurity defenders and decision-makers of small-to-medium-sized organizations aiming to optimize logging processes. Follow the link below to register.
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CISA Conducted CISA Live Event – Boosting Water Sector Cybersecurity on LinkedIn Live
On Wednesday, February 7, CISA hosted its third CISA Live! – Boosting Water Sector Cybersecurity, hosted on LinkedIn Live. CISA Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan and Director of Environmental Protection Agency Water Infrastructure and Cyber Resilience Division David Travers discussed the current water sector cyber risk environment, the importance of partnerships, and sector challenges and provided information on how stakeholders can improve their cybersecurity—including by taking advantage of the jointly developed Cybersecurity Toolkit for Water and Wastewater launched earlier this month.
Watch the full recording: CISA Live! – Boosting Water Sector Cybersecurity
CISA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released the joint fact sheet Top Cyber Actions for Securing Water Systems. This fact sheet outlines the following practical actions Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS) Sector entities can take to better protect water systems from malicious cyber activity and provides actionable guidance to implement concurrently:
- Reduce Exposure to the Public-Facing Internet
- Conduct Regular Cybersecurity Assessments
- Change Default Passwords Immediately
- Conduct an Inventory of Operational Technology/Information Technology Assets
- Develop and Exercise Cybersecurity Incident Response and Recovery Plans
- Backup OT/IT Systems
- Reduce Exposure to Vulnerabilities
- Conduct Cybersecurity Awareness Training
CISA, EPA, and FBI urge all WWS Sector and critical infrastructure organizations to review the fact sheet and implement the actions to improve resilience to cyber threat activity.
Organizations can visit cisa.gov/water for additional sector tools, information, and resources.
Join the EPA & WICRD
February 27, 2025 from 2:00 pm to 4:00pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Water Infrastructure and Cyber Resilience Division (WICRD), in partnership with the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cyber security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Intelligence & Analysis (I&A), is offering a virtual threat briefing that will be held on February 27, 2025. The briefing will be unclassified; no clearance is required. It will provide an over view of information on the following topics related to water and wastewater sector security threats and preparedness:
- Potential threats to critical infrastructure (cyber and physical)
- What to do in the event of a cyber or physical intrusion
- Water security and preparedness products and services
Virtual (ZOOM)
The briefing will be offered virtually via Zoom. A personalized meeting link will be sent to all participants upon registration confirmation. Registration Closes: February 26, 2025
Who Should Attend?
- Drinking water and wastewater owners and operators
- State, Local, Tribal and Territorial drinking water and wastewater program personnel
- Water sector association and organization representatives
- EPA Regional personnel
- Federal, State, and Local law enforcement agencies
Interested in attending?
Please register by February 26, 2025
For questions or additional information, please visit EPA events web page at https://www.epa.gov?waterresilience/water-and-wastwater-sector-threat-briefing or e-mail WaterSectorBreifing@gdit.com