Cybersecurity is the protection of a computer system and networks from disruption, manipulation, theft, or damage of the services they provide. Cybersecurity as a Service is an outsourced data and network protection system that lowers security costs and reduces risk by leveraging external expertise.
Why is cybersecurity important to water?
- Cybercrime is predicted to cost the world $10.5T USD / 9.8T € in 2025, up from $3T USD / 2.8T € in 2015
- 150 Vulnerable components used in water and wastewater systems
- Number of threat actors and incidences increasing: multiple threat actors shown to specifically target water and wastewater infrastructure globally
- 20,000 Utility employees say cyber threats are what they fear could have the biggest impact on operations