Security & Emergency Awareness
Emergency Awareness
Security
We encourage you to become familiar with the information provided by the EPA. They are a great resource to know how to prepare for and mitigate threats to water facilities.
Primary Mitigations to Reduce Cyber Threats to Operational Technology - Recommends immediate steps to protect OT systems, including removing internet exposure, changing default passwords, securing remote access, segmenting networks, and maintaining manual operating capabilities.
Water and Wastewater Sector Incident Response Guide - Explains how water utilities can prepare for, report, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents while coordinating with CISA, the FBI, EPA, and other partners.
Top Cyber Actions for Securing Water Systems - Outlines eight practical steps water systems can take to reduce cyber risk and identifies free tools, assessments, training, and technical support to help implement them.
National Response Center – These reports describe significant environmental and terrorist incidents reported to the National Response Center.
EPA Analytical Preparedness Full-Scale Exercise Toolkit – This will link you to the EPA’s toolkit, which provides the necessary guidance and examples for organizations to plan and conduct their own exercise.
EPA Baseline Info on Malevolent Acts for Community Water Systems
Small System Response to Terrorism – Gives a list of 10 things to do to prepare.
Emergency Response Plan – Links to a publication on how to prepare for emergencies in small communities.
EPA Cyber Security Brief - Cyber-attacks are a growing threat to critical infrastructure sectors, including water and wastewater systems. This brief provides information to help state primacy agencies start a conversation with water systems about cyber security threats.
