Latest posts from Xylem's Cybersecurity Blog

• Blog Post

  Securing water utilities: network segmentation and security

  Imagine waking up one morning and finding that the water in your home has stopped working not because of a broken pipe, but because a cybercriminal on the other side of the world sent a harmful email to your local water company. One click on that email could allow hackers to disrupt critical systems, affecting services that thousands of people rely on every day. That's how connected and vulnerable our modern infrastructure can be. While this might sound like science fiction, it's becoming an increasingly real threat for water utilities worldwide.

  

  • Cybersecurity
• Blog Post

  How the Overview Effect can help us end the cybersecurity standards war

  At the S4x24 OT cybersecurity conference, Kenneth Crowther, Product Security Leader at Xylem, delivered a thought-provoking presentation titled OT Security Standards Wars.

  

  • Cybersecurity
• Blog Post

  Xylem’s progress to improve access security with MFA

  Cybersecurity is not a one-time implementation, it’s an ongoing commitment to safeguarding data and infrastructure against evolving threats. At Xylem, we recognize that protecting critical water infrastructure requires a proactive approach that extends from design to deployment and beyond.

  

  • Cybersecurity
• Blog Post

  Water sector cybersecurity: Effective IAM practices

  IAM helps water utilities prevent up to 98% of cyberattacks by managing user access and securing IT/OT systems. Discover best practices, risks, and implementation steps for a safer infrastructure.

  

  • Cybersecurity
  • Utility Infrastructure
  • Data Analytics