Nassau Suffolk Water Commissioners’ Association

logo

View All News and Events

NSWCA Hosts Cybersecurity Presentation

Within a world of technological advancement, cyberattacks pose a legitimate risk, no matter the business or organization. At a recent meeting of the Nassau Suffolk Water Commissioners’ Association (NSWCA) the Commissioners received an overview and sat through a training on the state of cybersecurity for critical infrastructure from Overview Technology Solutions.

The 21 commissioner-elected Districts go through routine trainings to stay up to date on all matters related to water. Water service providers are responsible not only to deliver drinking water that meets all local, state and federal standards, but to safeguard its technology, internal systems and consumer information from potential cyberattacks.

Marc P. Menzies, CISSP, President and Chief Technology Officer from Overview Technology Solutions, reviewed current events and potential threats to water districts with the commissioners, and reinforced the importance of training and having an incident response plan in place.

“All water districts utilizing many forms of technology, as well as web- and app-based programs, and cybersecurity is always a top concern for each District. Information like this is invaluable and we’ll continue to be ahead of the bad actors and protect our technology infrastructure,” commented NSWCA President and South Farmingdale Water District Commissioner Ralph Atoria. “We take pride in bringing proactive guidance to our membership and we are thankful to Mr. Menzies for sharing his expertise.”