Critical Infrastructure Security Is Back in the Headlines
Barracuda Networks, Thursday, August 20th, 2026
Barracuda examines renewed cyber risk to US water utilities and industrial control systems, and the funding debate around it.
Barracuda examines the renewed attention on cybersecurity for critical infrastructure across the United States following recent threats to water infrastructure and industrial control systems.
The article looks at the emerging risks specific to water utilities, which often operate with limited security staffing and long-lived operational technology.
It reviews proposed legislation aimed at improving resilience in the sector. It also covers the ongoing debate over how critical infrastructure security should be funded and who should be responsible for managing it. The piece frames the issue as recurring rather than newly discovered.