Recent attacks on the Texas water systems is signaling a much bigger problem. The gravity of these breaches extends beyond local impacts exposing an urgent need to shore defenses against national security threats.
Andy Bennett's take In Bloomberg:
There are various reasons why hackers might target small-town water systems. They could provide a “testing ground” for hacking tools intended for bigger targets, he said, or give foreign countries a way to scare Americans.
“Small-town America feels safe,” said Bennett, a former cybersecurity official for the state of Texas,“and if the water supply is in jeopardy, it undoes that.”
