Water sector touts proposal for new collaboration with U.S. EPA on cybersecurity

A major water sector group is promoting the creation of a new industry-led body to develop and oversee mandatory cybersecurity standards, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency maintaining its role as the principal risk management agency backed by technical support from CISA.

“Because the sector collectively is faced with a complex set of information systems and hardware that must operate 24--7 to ensure public health and safety, there is an opportunity and a need to improve the water sector's cybersecurity...