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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The Office of Drinking Water (ODW) strongly encourages waterworks to assess their cybersecurity practices and implement cybersecurity controls appropriate to the technologies utilized in their treatment and provision of drinking water.\u00a0 ODW’s Waterworks Cybersecurity Webpage<\/a>\u00a0contains tools for completing cyber assessments, implementing cybersecurity controls, and responding to cyber incidents.<\/p>\n

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering a plethora of free cybersecurity training throughout October 2026. Please visit the EPA Cybersecurity Training<\/a> webpage for registration information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The Office of Drinking Water (ODW) strongly encourages waterworks to assess their cybersecurity practices and implement cybersecurity controls appropriate to the technologies utilized in their treatment and provision of drinking water.\u00a0 ODW’s Waterworks Cybersecurity Webpage\u00a0contains tools for completing cyber assessments, implementing cybersecurity controls, and responding to cyber incidents. 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