Securing Critical Infrastructure in Water Utilities

There's a lot at stake, and security is critical

The second in a two-part webinar series, this session shares ways to reduce risks from hackers, threat actors, and viruses specific to the Water/Wastewater industry. Through demonstration of best-in-class cybersecurity tools, learn how to view vulnerabilities in existing environments, detect abnormal behaviors and threats, securely provide third parties with the right access to your processes, and take steps toward understanding and documenting the security posture of your infrastructure.

Speakers Steven Hartzfeld from Rockwell Automation and Gary Kneeland from Claroty, review threats to industrial and municipal control systems that can cause downtime and service quality issues. They then explain how to address these vulnerabilities to maintain high-quality service.

Lessons from the Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack

Why manufacturers and utilities need to harden OT networks now

The ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline on May 7, 2021, is considered one of the most impactful cyberattacks against US Critical Infrastructure to date, but it’s not the only one. Many infrastructure and manufacturing facility cyberattacks occur that we don’t even hear about.

To find out what we can learn from this and other incidents, listen to this interview with Grant Geyer, chief product officer at Claroty - a leading industrial cybersecurity firm and a Rockwell Automation digital partner. We examine how the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack happened, and also review the February 2021 Oldsmar, Florida water treatment cyberattack and its far-reaching effects.

The interview Q&A also reveals key lessons about cybersecurity in Oil and Gas, Energy and other Critical Infrastructure sectors – lessons that can be applied to all manufacturers and in-dustrial organizations.