OFFICIALS WARNING IT WILL TAKE AFEW MORE DAYS TO RETURN TONORMAL.WITH THIS PIPELINE CYBER ATTACK,SECURITY AND PROTECTING OURINFRASTRUCTURE IS TOP OF MIND.PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYING THINGSLIKE WATER SYSTEMS AND ELECTRICGRIDS ARE THE LIFELINES THATNEED TO BE PROTECTED.GOING IN-DEPTH SHOWING WHY THECYBERSECURITY INDUSTRY ISRAPIDLY GROWING AND HOW THAT JOBIS ACTUALLY MUCH MORE DIFFICULTTHAN THAT OF A HACKER.
US Water System May Be , Vulnerable to Cyberattack, by China, Russia and Iran.
CNBC reports that the United States
water system has been the target of a series
of cyberattacks over the past few years. .
In response, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has been forced to issue an alert warning
that 70% of water systems do not comply
with the Safe Drinking Water Act.
According to the EPA, some have βalarming
cybersecurity vulnerabilities,β including
unchanged default passwords and former
employees who retain access to vital systems.
In February, the FBI issued a warning to
Congress that Chinese hackers have embedded
themselves into the U.S. cyber infrastructure. .
Those hackers have targeted water treatment
plants, the electrical grid, transportation
systems and other vital infrastructure.
Those hackers have targeted water treatment
plants, the electrical grid, transportation
systems and other vital infrastructure.
Water is among
the least mature
in terms of security, Adam Isles, head of cybersecurity
practice for Chertoff Group, via CNBC.
Stuart Madnick, an MIT professor of engineering
systems and co-founder of Cybersecurity at
MIT Sloan, warns that an attack that shuts off
water to the population is the main concern.
We have demonstrated in our
lab how operations, such as
a water plant, could be shut
down not just for hours or
days, but for weeks, Adam Isles, head of cybersecurity
practice for Chertoff Group, via CNBC.
Recently, EPA Administrator Michael Regan and
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan sent a letter
to governors stressing the urgency of the threat. .
Recently, EPA Administrator Michael Regan and
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan sent a letter
to governors stressing the urgency of the threat. .
CNBC reports that budgets, outdated
infrastructure and an overall reluctance to take
action may prevent necessary fixes from
being made before a serious attack.
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