New York Water Systems Get New Cybersecurity Standards and $2.5M Funding

New York State announced new cybersecurity standards and a $2.5 million SECURE grant program to help drinking water and wastewater utilities strengthen their cyber defenses. The initiative mandates operator training, incident reporting, tiered risk-based standards, designation of cybersecurity leads for larger systems, and provides grants for assessments and upgrades plus no-cost technical assistance to support smaller communities in implementing these measures.