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Drinking water systems for 26M Americans face high cybersecurity risks

Even more alarming: the EPA does not have a notification system for cybersecurity incidents.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPAs) Office of Inspector General (OIG) on Nov. 13 reported that 97 drinking water systems serving about 26.6 million Americans around the country have either “critical or high-risk” cybersecurity vulnerabilities. “Moreover, we were unable to find documented policies and procedures related to the EPA’s coordination with CISA and other federal and state authorities involved in sector-specific emergency response, security plans, metrics, and mitigation strategies.” “If malicious actors exploited the cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified in this passive assessment, they could disrupt service or cause irreparable physical damage to drinking water infrastructure,” the OIG said in the report.

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