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Incident Response Guide for the WWS Sector

Today, CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Environmental Protection Agency released a joint Incident Response Guide for the Water and Wastewater Systems Sector.
The guide includes contributions from over 25 WWS Sector organizations spanning private industry, nonprofit, and government entities.
This coordination enabled CISA, FBI, and EPA to develop a guide with meaningful value to WWS Sector organizations.
CISA, FBI, and EPA urge all WWS Sector and critical infrastructure organizations to review this guidance and incorporate it into their organizational cyber incident response planning.
Organizations can visit CISA.gov/water for additional sector tools, information, and resources.


This Cyber News was published on www.cisa.gov. Publication date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 17:13:04 +0000


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