TY - GEN
T1 - Cybersecurity and water utilities
T2 - 41st International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management: Leading Organizations through Uncertain Times
AU - Alabi, Michael
AU - Telukdarie, Arnesh
AU - van Rensburg, Nickey Jansen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright, American Society for Engineering Management, 2020.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Cybersecurity has been regarded as a top priority for the water industry. The water utilities industry provides critical lifeline services for their customers, communities, regions, neighbouring countries, industrials and agricultural sectors. To fully support complex business processes/operations as the water industry, it requires effective secure Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT). In general, the Information Technology and Operational Technology networks are facing diverse security threats from cyber attackers. Most recent cybersecurity attack lies in the use of traditional cyber-security approaches that requires constant update and configuration of the systems which sometimes lead to system downtime. With the advent of digitalization in the water sector comes with unlimited opportunities, new and profound challenges. This paper is expected to answer some research questions and present the current trends, challenges, risk and responsibility of cybersecurity in the water utilities industry. More so, this paper highlights the best practices recommendation presented by Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC) and its goal to assist the water utilities and critical infrastructural stakeholders in preventing cybersecurity attacks. This paper makes a significant contribution by presenting important factors for influencing effective cybersecurity implementation in the water utilities.
AB - Cybersecurity has been regarded as a top priority for the water industry. The water utilities industry provides critical lifeline services for their customers, communities, regions, neighbouring countries, industrials and agricultural sectors. To fully support complex business processes/operations as the water industry, it requires effective secure Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT). In general, the Information Technology and Operational Technology networks are facing diverse security threats from cyber attackers. Most recent cybersecurity attack lies in the use of traditional cyber-security approaches that requires constant update and configuration of the systems which sometimes lead to system downtime. With the advent of digitalization in the water sector comes with unlimited opportunities, new and profound challenges. This paper is expected to answer some research questions and present the current trends, challenges, risk and responsibility of cybersecurity in the water utilities industry. More so, this paper highlights the best practices recommendation presented by Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC) and its goal to assist the water utilities and critical infrastructural stakeholders in preventing cybersecurity attacks. This paper makes a significant contribution by presenting important factors for influencing effective cybersecurity implementation in the water utilities.
KW - Cybersecurity
KW - Cybersecurity strategy
KW - Digitalization
KW - Industrial control system
KW - Operational technology
KW - Water utilities
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85101610187&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85101610187
T3 - ASEM 41st International Annual Conference Proceedings "Leading Organizations through Uncertain Times"
BT - ASEM 41st International Annual Conference Proceedings "Leading Organizations through Uncertain Times"
A2 - Keathley, H.
A2 - Enos, J.
A2 - Parrish, M.
PB - American Society for Engineering Management
Y2 - 28 October 2020 through 30 October 2020
ER -
