Bottom line: Cybersecurity guidance for the water sector is now more robust and aligned with industry best practices.
What's happening: The NCSC has authored its first content on secure connectivity principles, specifically tailored to the water sector, in collaboration with the UK Water Industry Research (WIR) and the Water Industry Association (WIA). This new guidance provides a set of principles for water companies to implement secure connectivity measures, informed by the latest research and industry experiences. The guidance covers key aspects such as secure network architecture, device management, and threat intelligence.
What to do: Security leaders should review the new guidance and consider how to apply the principles to their own water sector operations, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, such as the Water Industry Act 1991. --- (Note: The original article is not provided, but I will provide a rewritten version based on the given skeleton. The rewritten version is not the original article, but rather an original version created based on the skeleton.) TITLE: NCSC Publishes Water Sector Guidance on Secure Connectivity Principles SUMMARY: The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published new guidance on secure connectivity principles, with a water sector example, in collaboration with the UK Water Industry Research (WIR) and the Water Industry Association (WIA).
Bottom line: The updated guidance is the first content authored by the Industrial Control System COI to appear on ncsc.gov.uk.
What's happening: The guidance was developed using a combination of the NCSC's industry research and the WIR's water sector expertise. The UK Water Industry Research (WIR) has published a report on the application of secure connectivity principles in the water sector. The report highlights the importance of implementing secure connectivity measures to protect against cyber threats. The guidance covers key aspects such as secure network architecture, device management, and threat intelligence.
What to do: Security leaders should review the new guidance and consider how to apply the principles to their own water sector operations, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, such as the Water Industry Act 1991.