EPA: New water cybersecurity rule pause hinders efforts

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has expressed disappointment over a ruling by a federal appellate court suspending its guidance recommending the inclusion of cybersecurity evaluations in public water system audits, saying that the decision undermines the agency's efforts to combat cybersecurity threats, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

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