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DUNCAN, OK — NRWA and the Mission Critical Global Alliance (MCGA) signed a memorandum of understanding on March 9, 2021, affirming a commitment to cybersecurity education for the water sector.
“Last month’s unlawful intrusion into the City of Oldsmar’s water treatment system was the latest example of the vulnerability of our nation’s small and rural utilities to cyber-attacks,” said Matt Holmes, NRWA CEO. “The City’s operator should be commended for taking immediate action to prevent catastrophic consequences. NRWA takes cybersecurity very seriously, and is committed to raising the bar for awareness, education and support for water professionals.”
MCGA and NRWA are developing a plan for a comprehensive continuous cyber education program that will help all small and rural water and wastewater systems better manage their cybersecurity risk, by:
- Creating a multi-stage training program that targets guidance based on risk along with the technical ability and capacity of systems.
- Focusing on training Circuit Riders, the key NRWA field experts who are best placed to sustain the ongoing…
