Summary: The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and the state of Florida are working together on an innovative cybersecurity project focused on safeguarding Florida’s water infrastructure from cyber threats. The Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research at the University of Florida (UF) will lend support and expertise to the program.
Analyst Note: This pioneering effort is designed to bolster the cybersecurity defenses for Florida’s critical water management systems and aims to create a Center of Excellence to be used as a scalable model which can be applied nationwide across all 50 states. The platform will provide critically needed training and a simulation environment to give cybersecurity professionals the skills to protect industrial control systems that manage flood control, water distribution, and environmental protection. There has never been a time with greater need for this kind of training than now.
Original Source: https://inl.gov/news-release/inl-collaborates-with-florida-to-protect-water-infrastructure-from-cyber-threats/
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