Wednesday 10th September 2025

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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has set up a dedicated email address and would like you to report all cybersecurity incidents at water and wastewater plants.

A press release says the new address is wpp-cybersecurity@dnr.mo.gov.

Water and wastewater system owners and operators are urged to email this address from a non-compromised email account as soon as possible after an incident is discovered and include the relative details.

The Department encourages water and wastewater system owners and operators to be aware of cybersecurity threats and take steps to mitigate them. The most common threat is posed by current and former employees and contractors who may accidentally or intentionally disrupt normal operations. For more information, there are several resources.

Assessment Resources:
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) offers several free scanning and testing services to help utilities reduce their exposure to threats by taking a proactive approach.
For more information, visit https://www.cisa.gov/cyber-hygiene-services.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers free, confidential cybersecurity assessments and technical assistance to drinking water and wastewater utilities through the Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
For more information, visit: https://horsleywitten.com/cybersecurity-training/

Registration: https://horsleywitten.com/cybersecurityutilities/.