How old habits lead to wastewater plant cyberrisk

Aug. 29, 2024
The days of using one login for operational computers at wastewater plants are in the past. Here's what's next.

Simple solutions to cybersecurity are at the finger tips of every wastewater plant manager and owner, and it can be as simple as creating multiple logins for a computer.

Jay Smilyk, global vice president of sales for Nanolock Security, explains how the world has changed when it comes to cybersecurity and where to start on a journey toward risk mitigation. 

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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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