Cloud CISO Perspectives: Tips on securing the water sector in the AI era
Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for August 2026. Today, Chris Sistrunk and Stephanie Kiel detail the critical issues facing the water sector, and actionable steps that OT operators can take to secure their infrastructure.
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Tips on securing the water sector in the AI era
By Chris Sistrunk, Practice Leader, OT, Mandiant Consulting, and Stephanie Kiel, Head of Cloud Security Policy, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google Cloud
Google Cloud’s threat intelligence teams have observed that threat actors are becoming bolder when targeting critical infrastructure amid geopolitical conflicts. Recently, we’ve seen increased targeting of water utilities' internet-connected programmable logic controllers in the U.S.
Historically, cyber incidents haven’t usually disrupted operations,...
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