Water-Sector Cybersecurity Leader Cites Resource, Ongoing Info-Sharing Needs Underscored By Florida Hack

The hack of a Florida water utility’s computer system – and attempted poisoning of the municipal water supply – offered a painful demonstration of cybersecurity resource strains facing all kinds of critical infrastructure operators, according to Kevin Morley, a cyber policy leader and manager of federal relations for the American Water Works Association. “More prescriptive requirements are not the answer,” Morley said in an interview with Inside Cybersecurity . “We don’t have the resources. A lot of these systems were...