EPA takes steps to address cybersecurity weaknesses at water utilities

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking states to include cybersecurity in its audits of public water systems in a measure designed to address a spate of attacks on the sector.  In a memorandum released Friday, EPA officials said several public water systems have not adopted even basic cybersecurity best practices — leaving them […]

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