Utility Management

Free cybersecurity vulnerability assessments for water systems

Water and wastewater liaison for CISA Lauren Wisniewski shares the resources and tools the federal agency has made available for public water systems in the U.S.
March 14, 2024

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) offers public water and wastewater systems access to free vulnerability scanning, weekly updates and suggested control measures to keep water systems safe from cyberthreats.

Lauren Wisniewski, water and wastewater sector liaison for CISA, discusses a recently released toolkit for water and wastewater systems, what measures they should take now and other resources the federal agency offers to water systems in the U.S. 

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Bob Crossen

Bob Crossen is the editorial director for the Endeavor Business Media Water Group, which publishes WaterWorld, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions. Crossen graduated from Illinois State University in Dec. 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in German and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He worked for Campbell Publications, a weekly newspaper company in rural Illinois outside St. Louis for four years as a reporter and regional editor. 

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