Florida Water Treatment Plant Hack

[Cross-posted from the Yet Another Security Blog by Craig Buchanan of Stillwater]

The attack on a water treatment facility in Pinellas County Florida was a wake-up call for many of us that do cybersecurity for water facilities. This article lists some of the things being done to help keep our water systems safe. These include such things as disconnecting SCADA systems from corporate and internet networks, anti-Phishing activities, network monitoring, and defense systems, etc. Basically, the kind of good cyber hygiene we have been using for IT networks is now coming to OT networks. 

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/hackers-attempt-to-poison-the-well-but-ai-cybersecurity-solutions-bolster-water-treatment-facility-security/

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