FDD’s Montgomery praises EPA decision to withdraw cyber memo for public water systems

Mark Montgomery of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies sees the Environmental Protection Agency’s move to withdraw its cyber requirements for public water systems as a “wise decision,” while emphasizing the risks that sector continues to face from cyber attacks.

EPA’s March memorandum setting the requirements was “clearly” having “legal issues,” Montgomery said. “Furthermore, I think this memorandum was not the right way to attack this challenging issue. Water is among our most cyber insecure critical infrastructures, and because of...