# Securing Water and Wastewater Operational Technology Environments

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- Publisher: NIST
- Author credit: CheeYee Tang , Robert Stea, John Wiltberger
- Category: Cyber
- Original publication time: 2026-10-01T12:00:00Z
- First observed by NexusTechWire: 2026-10-01T17:27:56Z
- Original source: https://www.nist.gov/blogs/cybersecurity-insights/securing-water-and-wastewater-operational-technology-environments
- NexusTechWire record: https://nexustechwire.com/news/news-ae3ab3cc883ed6a90383

## The brief

NIST describes three reference approaches for protecting remote access to water and wastewater control systems: conventional on-premises access, a cloud-managed option, and encrypted communication between systems. Its guidance combines technical controls with access policies and monitoring. The agency emphasizes that remote-access protection belongs within wider risk management and depends on knowing which operational assets need protection.

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