March 20, 2024 at 02:30AM
The EPA has formed a “Water Sector Cybersecurity Task Force” to address cyber threats to water systems. EPA Administrator and the National Security Advisor emphasize the need to secure water and wastewater systems from cyber attacks. CISA has warned of the “urgent risk posed by Volt Typhoon” targeting critical infrastructure. China has been accused of launching an offensive media strategy around U.S. hacking operations.
Key takeaways from the meeting notes:
1. The U.S. EPA is forming a “Water Sector Cybersecurity Task Force” to address cyber threats facing the water sector, emphasizing the need to secure water and wastewater systems from cyber attacks that could disrupt access to clean and safe drinking water.
2. Threat actors, including an Iranian hacktivist group named Cyber Av3ngers and the China-linked Volt Typhoon, have targeted water systems in the U.S. and Guam.
3. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a fact sheet urging critical infrastructure entities to defend against the “urgent risk posed by Volt Typhoon” by implementing secure by-design principles and increasing awareness of social engineering tactics.
4. China has been accused of launching an offensive media strategy to propagate “unsubstantiated” narratives around U.S. hacking operations, aiming to shape global public opinion of the U.S. as the ’empire of hacking.’
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