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NIST outlines secure remote access strategies to strengthen water and wastewater OT cybersecurity
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Fusion42 · 5 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
NIST has published guidance to help U.S. water and wastewater utilities secure their operational technology environments against cyberattacks, emphasizing remote access security, asset inventory management, and layered cybersecurity measures. The guidance includes use of firewalls, multifactor authentication, network segmentation, and encrypted communications to protect industrial control systems such as PLCs and SCADA.
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Water and wastewater operators must now secure digital controls or lose operational trust. You need to prove tight access control and comprehensive asset lists to win contracts and avoid costly breaches.
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