Water Utilities Group Partners With DEF CON Offshoot For Water Watch Center
The National Rural Water Association has partnered with DEF CON Franklin to launch the Water Watch Center, which will provide threat intelligence and cybersecurity services to smaller U.S. water utilities serving fewer than 10,000 people. The initiative comes amid a growing wave of cyberattacks on water systems across multiple states. The Record reports: The program will see five managed…
The National Rural Water Association has joined forces with DEF CON Franklin to establish the Water Watch Center, designed to deliver cybersecurity services to smaller U.S. water utilities. These utilities serve fewer than 10,000 people and are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks. The program involves five managed detection and response providers collaborating with DEF CON Franklin and the NRWA.
These firms aim to provide crucial cyber services for utilities that typically serve fewer than 10,000 people, a significant portion of the 50,000 community water systems in the U.S. Jake Braun, co-founder of DEF CON Franklin and a former cyber official in the Biden administration, highlighted the importance of this partnership.
Braun emphasized the need for a scalable cyber delivery model that has been lacking in the water industry and national security sectors. The Franklin volunteers will assist in keeping costs manageable for utilities that are often cash-strapped. The participating cyber firms include Rapid7, Defendify, Legato Security, L1 Secure, and Sentinel Technologies.
These companies will share threat intelligence and data on vulnerability patches with the NRWA, which will serve as a central hub for this initiative.
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