{"id":8927,"date":"2026-03-05T07:26:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T12:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/?p=8927"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:45:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:45:39","slug":"alert-from-epa-u-s-water-systems-should-strengthen-cybersecurity-in-light-of-middle-east-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/2026\/03\/05\/alert-from-epa-u-s-water-systems-should-strengthen-cybersecurity-in-light-of-middle-east-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"ALERT from EPA: U.S. Water Systems should Strengthen Cybersecurity in light of Middle East Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing this alert to\u00a0encourage\u00a0water system owners and operators\u00a0across the country\u00a0to take\u00a0deliberate and\u00a0meaningful\u00a0steps to\u00a0strengthen\u00a0cybersecurity\u00a0in light of\u00a0activities in the\u00a0middle east\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0potential for U.S. critical infrastructure to be targeted.\u00a0Iranian government\u2013affiliated and aligned cyber actors have\u00a0previously\u00a0demonstrated the ability to\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"https:\/\/links-2.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fwww.cisa.gov%2Fnews-events%2Fcybersecurity-advisories%2Faa23-335a%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery\/1\/0101019cb49250bc-4822257e-1cb8-4b41-be9b-2dab8f2254d6-000000\/38ohejGO-poZcZDUG-guwKrmDBh3gSuIJUpe2JrJqp4=446\" href=\"https:\/\/links-2.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fwww.cisa.gov%2Fnews-events%2Fcybersecurity-advisories%2Faa23-335a%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery\/1\/0101019cb49250bc-4822257e-1cb8-4b41-be9b-2dab8f2254d6-000000\/38ohejGO-poZcZDUG-guwKrmDBh3gSuIJUpe2JrJqp4=446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">exploit internet\u2011exposed operational technology devices at U.S. water and wastewater systems<\/a>, in some cases forcing temporary reversion to manual operations and causing operational impacts. EPA urges utilities to adopt a heightened security posture and promptly report suspicious activity to CISA and the FBI.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All drinking water and wastewater systems are strongly encouraged to implement the following mitigations immediately to enhance resilience against low-level cyberattacks:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><strong>Reduce\u00a0Operational\u00a0Technology\u00a0Exposure\u00a0to the Public-Facing Internet<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><strong>Replace All Default Passwords on\u00a0Operational\u00a0Technology\u00a0Devices\u00a0with Strong, Unique Passwords<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><strong>Implement Multifactor Authentication for Remote Access to\u00a0Operational\u00a0Technology\u00a0Devices<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Systems that outsource technology support may need to consult with their service providers for\u00a0assistance\u00a0with these mitigations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In addition to these immediate actions, drinking water and wastewater systems are encouraged to adopt the actions outlined in the CISA, EPA, and FBI\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/links-2.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fwww.cisa.gov%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F2024-03%2Ffact-sheet-top-cyber-actions-for-securing-water-systems.pdf%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery\/1\/0101019cb49250bc-4822257e-1cb8-4b41-be9b-2dab8f2254d6-000000\/u4TsDk5GX4uE7JlOQzpCcxDMtKdQ_lq-ASOwcXsz654=446\" href=\"https:\/\/links-2.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fwww.cisa.gov%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F2024-03%2Ffact-sheet-top-cyber-actions-for-securing-water-systems.pdf%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery\/1\/0101019cb49250bc-4822257e-1cb8-4b41-be9b-2dab8f2254d6-000000\/u4TsDk5GX4uE7JlOQzpCcxDMtKdQ_lq-ASOwcXsz654=446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">Top Cyber Actions for Securing Water Systems Fact Sheet<\/a> to further reduce cyber risk and improve resilience against malicious cyber activity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing this alert to\u00a0encourage\u00a0water system owners and operators\u00a0across the country\u00a0to take\u00a0deliberate and\u00a0meaningful\u00a0steps to\u00a0strengthen\u00a0cybersecurity\u00a0in light of\u00a0activities in the\u00a0middle east\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0potential for U.S. critical infrastructure to be targeted.\u00a0Iranian government\u2013affiliated and aligned cyber actors have\u00a0previously\u00a0demonstrated the ability to\u00a0exploit internet\u2011exposed operational technology devices at U.S. water and wastewater systems, in some cases forcing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":311,"featured_media":8676,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity"],"modified_by":"kylefuller","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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