The EPA is also convening a task force to take on some of the challenges facing the sector around cybersecurity efforts.

House subcommittee members make the case that more EPA regulatory efforts surrounding water facilities could “do more harm than good.”

A campaign targeting an Israeli device manufacturer highlights lax cyber protections in the water sector, top cybersecurity officials say.

The announcement is a major blow to the Biden administration's efforts to improve the cybersecurity of U.S. critical infrastructure.

The National Infrastructure Advisory Council is calling for drastic changes to increase the resiliency of U.S. water systems.

Attacks against critical infrastructure are reaching new heights, but strategy documents outlining federal efforts are a decade old.

The Environmental Protection Agency's water cybersecurity standards follow the Biden administration's new national cyber strategy.

The water sector is seen as among the nation's most vulnerable critical infrastructure to cyberattack after attacks in Florida and California.

There are about 52,000 drinking water systems in the U.S. and that fragmentation makes the sector harder to defend, experts say.

Previously, the Biden administration pushed the initiative in the electricity sector and for pipelines.