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Arik Ashkenazi, chief engineer at the Ein Netafim wastewater treatment plant, walks between water clarifier basins at the facility in Israel’s southern Red Sea port city of Eilat on July 13, 2023. Hemmed in between the Red Sea and a desert, isolated from the rest of Israel and with no natural freshwater, Eilat’s drinking water is a combination of desalinated groundwater and sea water. After its domestic use turns it into sewage, it is treated and then allocated to farmers, enabling the arid region to support an agricultural industry. While Eilat used to be the exception in Israel’s water management, it is now more of a prototype for the country and perhaps to the world. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Dragos: Despite AI use, new malware targeting water plants is ‘hype’

ZionSiphon was designed to find and sabotage Israelis’ water supply. An OT expert said it appears to be ineffective and the work of amateurs using AI.

Apr 23, 2026 By Derek B. Johnson

Iranian attacks on US critical infrastructure puts 3,900 devices in crosshairs

Censys researchers warned that thousands of devices are exposed to the Iranian government’s campaign targeting energy, water, and U.S. government services and facilities.

Apr 9, 2026 By Matt Kapko

Miguel Escamilla Jr., mannufacturing manager of ShayoNano, demonstrates the operation of programmable logic controller at the company’s production plant July 25, 2017, in Stafford. The Singapore-based company chose Stafford to be their U.S. headquarters. (Photo by Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Iranian hackers launching disruptive attacks at U.S. energy, water targets, feds warn

Iranian government hackers are launching disruptive cyberattacks on American energy and water infrastructure, U.S. government agencies “urgently” warned Tuesday. The hackers are taking aim at devices and…

Apr 7, 2026 By Tim Starks

Then-Millenium challenge corporation CEO Sean Cairncross speaks during a ceremony on Aug. 5, 2019 at the presidential palace in Abidjan. (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP) (Photo credit should read ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)

Sean Cairncross lays out what’s coming next for Trump’s cyber strategy

The national cyber director is pitching an approach that blends cyber operations with diplomacy, law enforcement and pressure on CEOs to shore up their organizations.

Mar 9, 2026 By Tim Starks

Bulazel mentioned the energy sector in particular, given the potential for hackers to turn off the power in the United States. It’s a sector that relies in large measure on supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems to monitor and control industrial processes. (Image Credit: AndreyPopov via Getty Images)

Critical infrastructure security tech needs to be as good as our smartphones, top NSC cyber official says

Alexei Bulazel said that even as the Trump administration is aiming to ratchet up cyber offense, there’s still a vital role for defense.

Sep 9, 2025 By Tim Starks

Water utilities would get cybersecurity boost under bipartisan Senate bill

The Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act would expand USDA’s Circuit Rider Program.

Mar 14, 2025 By Matt Bracken

American Water Headquarters — American Water headquarters in Camden, New Jersey. (Photo by Ajay Suresh / https://flic.kr/p/2pC3JsS)

Major U.S. water company hit by cyberattack

American Water Works Company said there does not appear to be any impact to water services.

Oct 7, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

Benjamin Franklin writing his Autobiography. Franklin's creation of a volunteer fire department has sparked an idea amongst the cybersecurity community. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images) — Benjamin Franklin writing his Autobiography. Franklin’s creation of a volunteer fire department has sparked an idea amongst the cybersecurity community. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

How Benjamin Franklin is inspiring defenders to protect critical infrastructure

The digital world is (mostly) on fire. Two new projects have tapped hackers to try and put it out.

Aug 30, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 20: In an aerial view, pools of water are visible at the East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater Treatment Plant on March 20, 2024 in Oakland, California. The Biden administration and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are warning states of possible cyberattacks on water systems after recents attacks including one by the Cyber Av3ngers, a group linked to the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, that targeted internet-facing programmable logic controllers at Pennsylvania’s Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

EPA ‘urgently’ needs to step up cybersecurity assistance for the water sector, GAO says

The watchdog said the agency lacks "cybersecurity-related goals, objectives, activities, and performance measures."

Aug 1, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House on July 24. (Photo by Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images)

Biden’s cybersecurity legacy: ‘a big shift’ to private sector responsibility

Over the course of his term, Joe Biden has presided over an ambitious agenda on regulation and more, to both praise and criticism.

Jul 29, 2024 By Tim Starks