Protecting Water and Sanitation Infrastructure from Cyberthreats: A Cybersecurity Study for Latin America and the Caribbean
The water and sanitation sector is essential for livelihoods and has therefore been recognized by most countries as critical infrastructure. While the growing trend of automation and digitalization of water sector infrastructures improves efficiencies and helps reduce operating costs, it also exposes the sector's facilities and operations to ever-increasing cyber risks. The number and variety of cyberthreats and malicious actors is rapidly increasing: from nation-state actors seeking to cause political and social chaos as well as disrupt economies, cybercriminals looking for profit, and hacktivists driven by ideological or personal agendas to individuals attempting to get a break on their bills. This document is the first of its kind published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to examine cyber threats in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) water and sanitation sector. The report reviews water sector technologies and explains the cyberthreats facing water infrastructure technology. It assesses LAC's water sector cybersecurity readiness using written material and interviews with key representatives of public sector institutions and other water utilities in LAC. Finally, it presents a series of recommendations for public and private sector actors.
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dig-bid-node-336272024-01-17T22:17:36ZProtecting Water and Sanitation Infrastructure from Cyberthreats: A Cybersecurity Study for Latin America and the Caribbean 2023-05-02T00:05:00+0000 http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004876 https://publications.iadb.org/en/protecting-water-and-sanitation-infrastructure-cyberthreats-cybersecurity-study-latin-america-and Inter-American Development Bank Cybersecurity Critical Infrastructure Water and Sanitation Loan Operation Infrastructure Development Safeguard Science and Technology Cyberthreat Digital Technology Cybercrime Industry 4.0 Water Supply Information and Communication Technology H12 - Crisis Management K24 - Cyber Law L95 - Gas Utilities • Pipelines • Water Utilities M15 - IT Management N56 - Latin America • Caribbean O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences • Diffusion Processes Q25 - Water water;Sanitation;wastewater;water treatment;critical infrastructure;operational technology;industrial control systems;INDUSTRY 4.0;cybersecurity;cyber policies;cyberspace;cyberattacks;cyberthreats;incident response;strategic planning;data protection. The water and sanitation sector is essential for livelihoods and has therefore been recognized by most countries as critical infrastructure. While the growing trend of automation and digitalization of water sector infrastructures improves efficiencies and helps reduce operating costs, it also exposes the sector's facilities and operations to ever-increasing cyber risks. The number and variety of cyberthreats and malicious actors is rapidly increasing: from nation-state actors seeking to cause political and social chaos as well as disrupt economies, cybercriminals looking for profit, and hacktivists driven by ideological or personal agendas to individuals attempting to get a break on their bills. This document is the first of its kind published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to examine cyber threats in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) water and sanitation sector. The report reviews water sector technologies and explains the cyberthreats facing water infrastructure technology. It assesses LAC's water sector cybersecurity readiness using written material and interviews with key representatives of public sector institutions and other water utilities in LAC. Finally, it presents a series of recommendations for public and private sector actors. Inter-American Development Bank Yanir Laubshtein Ariel Nowersztern Marcello Basani Fernando Melean Hila Cohen Mizrav IDB Publications Latin America and the Caribbean en |
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Cybersecurity Critical Infrastructure Water and Sanitation Loan Operation Infrastructure Development Safeguard Science and Technology Cyberthreat Digital Technology Cybercrime Industry 4.0 Water Supply Information and Communication Technology H12 - Crisis Management K24 - Cyber Law L95 - Gas Utilities • Pipelines • Water Utilities M15 - IT Management N56 - Latin America • Caribbean O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences • Diffusion Processes Q25 - Water water;Sanitation;wastewater;water treatment;critical infrastructure;operational technology;industrial control systems;INDUSTRY 4.0;cybersecurity;cyber policies;cyberspace;cyberattacks;cyberthreats;incident response;strategic planning;data protection. Cybersecurity Critical Infrastructure Water and Sanitation Loan Operation Infrastructure Development Safeguard Science and Technology Cyberthreat Digital Technology Cybercrime Industry 4.0 Water Supply Information and Communication Technology H12 - Crisis Management K24 - Cyber Law L95 - Gas Utilities • Pipelines • Water Utilities M15 - IT Management N56 - Latin America • Caribbean O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences • Diffusion Processes Q25 - Water water;Sanitation;wastewater;water treatment;critical infrastructure;operational technology;industrial control systems;INDUSTRY 4.0;cybersecurity;cyber policies;cyberspace;cyberattacks;cyberthreats;incident response;strategic planning;data protection. |
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Cybersecurity Critical Infrastructure Water and Sanitation Loan Operation Infrastructure Development Safeguard Science and Technology Cyberthreat Digital Technology Cybercrime Industry 4.0 Water Supply Information and Communication Technology H12 - Crisis Management K24 - Cyber Law L95 - Gas Utilities • Pipelines • Water Utilities M15 - IT Management N56 - Latin America • Caribbean O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences • Diffusion Processes Q25 - Water water;Sanitation;wastewater;water treatment;critical infrastructure;operational technology;industrial control systems;INDUSTRY 4.0;cybersecurity;cyber policies;cyberspace;cyberattacks;cyberthreats;incident response;strategic planning;data protection. Cybersecurity Critical Infrastructure Water and Sanitation Loan Operation Infrastructure Development Safeguard Science and Technology Cyberthreat Digital Technology Cybercrime Industry 4.0 Water Supply Information and Communication Technology H12 - Crisis Management K24 - Cyber Law L95 - Gas Utilities • Pipelines • Water Utilities M15 - IT Management N56 - Latin America • Caribbean O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences • Diffusion Processes Q25 - Water water;Sanitation;wastewater;water treatment;critical infrastructure;operational technology;industrial control systems;INDUSTRY 4.0;cybersecurity;cyber policies;cyberspace;cyberattacks;cyberthreats;incident response;strategic planning;data protection. Inter-American Development Bank Protecting Water and Sanitation Infrastructure from Cyberthreats: A Cybersecurity Study for Latin America and the Caribbean |
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The water and sanitation sector is essential for livelihoods and has therefore been recognized by most countries as critical infrastructure. While the growing trend of automation and digitalization of water sector infrastructures improves efficiencies and helps reduce operating costs, it also exposes the sector's facilities and operations to ever-increasing cyber risks. The number and variety of cyberthreats and malicious actors is rapidly increasing: from nation-state actors seeking to cause political and social chaos as well as disrupt economies, cybercriminals looking for profit, and hacktivists driven by ideological or personal agendas to individuals attempting to get a break on their bills. This document is the first of its kind published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to examine cyber threats in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) water and sanitation sector. The report reviews water sector technologies and explains the cyberthreats facing water infrastructure technology. It assesses LAC's water sector cybersecurity readiness using written material and interviews with key representatives of public sector institutions and other water utilities in LAC. Finally, it presents a series of recommendations for public and private sector actors. |
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Yanir Laubshtein Ariel Nowersztern |
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Yanir Laubshtein Ariel Nowersztern Inter-American Development Bank |
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Cybersecurity Critical Infrastructure Water and Sanitation Loan Operation Infrastructure Development Safeguard Science and Technology Cyberthreat Digital Technology Cybercrime Industry 4.0 Water Supply Information and Communication Technology H12 - Crisis Management K24 - Cyber Law L95 - Gas Utilities • Pipelines • Water Utilities M15 - IT Management N56 - Latin America • Caribbean O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences • Diffusion Processes Q25 - Water water;Sanitation;wastewater;water treatment;critical infrastructure;operational technology;industrial control systems;INDUSTRY 4.0;cybersecurity;cyber policies;cyberspace;cyberattacks;cyberthreats;incident response;strategic planning;data protection. |
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Protecting Water and Sanitation Infrastructure from Cyberthreats: A Cybersecurity Study for Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Protecting Water and Sanitation Infrastructure from Cyberthreats: A Cybersecurity Study for Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Protecting Water and Sanitation Infrastructure from Cyberthreats: A Cybersecurity Study for Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Protecting Water and Sanitation Infrastructure from Cyberthreats: A Cybersecurity Study for Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Protecting Water and Sanitation Infrastructure from Cyberthreats: A Cybersecurity Study for Latin America and the Caribbean |
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protecting water and sanitation infrastructure from cyberthreats: a cybersecurity study for latin america and the caribbean |
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