Cyberattacks are hitting water and wastewater systems “throughout the United States” and state governments and water facilities must improve their defenses against the threat, the White House and Environmental Protection Agency warned US governors on Tuesday.
Don’t put the DCS on the internet and you will be fine. If you absolutely must have some capability of remote viewing just point a webcam at the screens. And have that air gapped.
Edit: forgot to mention the article doesn’t say the brand but I am betting since it is Israeli made it is Unitronics. These plants tends towards brand loyalty so if they had one Unitronics chances are all their HMI/PLC combos were that brand. Unitronics dominates pumps and boilers. So might have been a pumping station.
Don’t put the DCS on the internet and you will be fine. If you absolutely must have some capability of remote viewing just point a webcam at the screens. And have that air gapped.
Edit: forgot to mention the article doesn’t say the brand but I am betting since it is Israeli made it is Unitronics. These plants tends towards brand loyalty so if they had one Unitronics chances are all their HMI/PLC combos were that brand. Unitronics dominates pumps and boilers. So might have been a pumping station.