Bolstering Cyber Resilience in the US Water Sector: A Call to Action

The document discusses U.S. congressional attention on securing municipal water systems from cyberattacks, citing the Aliquippa, Pennsylvania incident with links to Iranian threat actors and related U.S. sanctions. It highlights regulatory gaps at the EPA, notes the rollback of proposed cyber risk assessment requirements, and endorses Solarium 2.0 legislation to establish a water-focused cybersecurity risk and resilience body. Drawing on TSA’s continuous monitoring approach, it advocates immediate sector-wide visibility and real-time threat monitoring, positioning SecurityScorecard to partner with water authorities to enhance resilience.