U.S. EPA issues memo to states on setting new cyber requirements for drinking water systems

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a memo to state drinking water regulators requiring them to assess the cyber practices of public water systems, as the Biden administration pushes to bolster cybersecurity across critical infrastructure sectors under its new national cyber strategy.

“The memorandum conveys EPA’s interpretation that states must include cybersecurity when they conduct periodic audits of water systems (called ‘sanitary surveys’) and highlights different approaches for states to fulfill this responsibility,” EPA said in a release...