Protecting Against CyberAttacks

Protecting Against CyberAttacks

Over the past few months, hackers have attacked municipal water systems across the country, targeting the programmable logic controllers (PLCs), that run pumps and valves controlling water flow.

Weather monitoring equipment often sits on these same industrial networks, connected to the PLCs and SCADA systems these advisories are warning about.

While we are not aware of any attacks involving our equipment, CWS president Nader Khoury provides some tips on how to keep your weather station secure, so that it does not become a system vulnerability.