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OT-IT Integration Raises Risk for Water Providers, Experts Say

A water trade association urged the federal government to follow the lead of the electric sector and institute minimum cybersecurity standards for water systems. The amount of risk water providers face has increased dramatically in recent years as they connect their legacy machines to the internet and IT systems. Remote pieces of equipment are going onto the internet via cellular connections to get real-time telemetry and streamline troubleshooting, Tenable CEO Amit Yoran said. The hearing comes about six weeks after Russias invasion of Ukraine and 14 months after hackers got into an Oldsmar, Florida, water treatment plant.”]

Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/ot-it-integration-raises-risk-for-water-providers-experts-say-a-18841

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