UK will propose law to ban ransom payments for critical infrastructure entities.

This report provides an ICS/OT cyber update: the UK plans legislation to ban ransomware payments by critical infrastructure and mandate incident reporting; the U.S. EPA outlines enforcement steps to address widespread cybersecurity weaknesses at water utilities; Rockwell Automation urges immediate removal of public internet exposure for ICS devices not designed for it; and Senator J.D. Vance requests CISA details on the scope and impact of China-linked Volt Typhoon targeting U.S. critical infrastructure.