Key Concepts for Protecting Water Utilities
Maintain a strong cyber security posture; achieving more with less
- Ensure operational integrity by protecting critical assets: Safeguarding PLC configurations with robust access controls through authentication, authorization, multi-factor verification, and defined group policies. Additionally, a secure credential repository minimizes investigation time for both cyber and human-caused incidents.
- Traceability and visibility: Gain complete visibility and control with a unified platform that efficiently tracks users, devices, and all configuration versions. This allows quick access to detailed audit logs for comprehensive security and compliance.
- Modernized and centralized management for all PLC types: Eliminate the difficulties associated with managing multi-vendor environments, while extending the lifespan of legacy PLCs by enhancing their security capabilities, ensuring they remain relevant and well-protected.
Water Utilities Regulatory Requirements
Complying with global regulatory requirements by shifting from post-incident detection to device-level, zero-trust prevention and protection
Zero Trust Proactive Prevention:
- Regulations call for implementation of strong mechanisms that manage user credentials on field controllers
- Authentication of authorized users only to change PLC configurations
- Implementation of multi-factor authentication (MFA) and group policies
