There's A Way To Solve The Cybersecurity Problem In Water
For years, water and wastewater utilities have relied on the belief that air-gapped systems –– those physically separated from external networks –– offer the ideal level of cybersecurity protection. This notion, often reinforced by traditional SCADA vendors, suggests that isolating critical infrastructure from the internet shields it from cyber threats. Unfortunately, no system is ever truly disconnected. Air-gapped systems frequently have dozens of points of unintended connectivity (e.g., for updates, backups, maintenance).