The National Rural Water Association and DEF CON Franklin have launched the Water Watch Center to bring threat intelligence and cybersecurity support to underfunded U.S. water and wastewater systems. The program targets smaller utilities and comes amid a growing wave of attacks linked to Iranian hackers, with partner firms including Rapid7, Defendify, Legato Security, L1 Secure, and Sentinel Technologies. #NRWA #DEFCONFranklin #WaterWatchCenter #Rapid7 #Defendify #LegatoSecurity #L1Secure #SentinelTechnologies
Keypoints
- The NRWA and DEF CON Franklin launched the Water Watch Center to support small water utilities.
- The program focuses on utilities serving fewer than 10,000 people.
- Five managed detection and response providers will share threat data and patch intelligence.
- The initiative follows cyberattacks affecting water systems in at least 12 states.
- The WWC is also working on digital replicas of water environments with Vanderbilt University and the U.S. military.
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