Resilience Of Critical Utilities: Securing Water And Wastewater Systems In 2025
Fortinet, December 11,2025
Water and wastewater systems are a cornerstone of modern living, from drinking water treatment to waste removal. They are essential to public health, economic continuity, and emergency response.
Yet, as these systems modernize through remote sensors, cloud telemetry, and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) integrations, they have also become high-value targets in an increasingly hostile cyberthreat environment. In 2025, these risks are no longer hypothetical; they are operationally disabling, widespread, and accelerating.
Operational technology (OT) security solutions are necessary in protecting critical infrastructures against emerging threats, and critical infrastructure security teams must take into account key considerations in their day-to-day operations.