The municipal AG found 'significant' gaps in physical and cyber security policies and procedures relating to Halifax Water’s monitoring program – Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA).
Halifax Water crews work at the scene of a water main break on Clearview Street in Spryfield in this file photo from Jan. 25, 2022.Halifax Water has some big leaks in its cybersecurity, HRM’s auditor has found.
But Halifax Water doesn’t have sufficient oversight of its SCADA system security risks, Colman-Sadd said in“The cybersecurity program at Halifax Water is not as mature as I expected for a utility responsible for critical public infrastructure,” Colman-Sadd wrote. “To limit potential impacts on the supply of quality water, it is critical that risks are effectively managed to maintain control and availability of the SCADA system,” said Colman-Sadd in a statement Thursday.
“There have been recent reports of attacks on water SCADA systems in other jurisdictions,” Colman-Sadd wrote in the report. “As a municipal-owned utility, we are committed to protecting our critical infrastructure and information systems. We continually work to safeguard our infrastructure and information technology systems, but there is always room for improvement,” said de Montbrun.
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