Recent cyberattacks on the U.S. water and wastewater systems (WWS) sector are highlighting the escalating threat to our nation’s critical infrastructure and the practical challenges of securing it. These incidents underscore an important challenge: the connectivity that utilities depend upon must be designed and operated with security as a core priority rather than a secondary consideration. They also provide a critical insight — that effective cybersecurity protections require a broad-based understanding and management of risks across people, processes, and technologies throughout the