From: Times of Israel
New York environmental agency, Jerusalem provider pen deal to defend resources from infrastructure terrorists
New York City and Jerusalem will work together to keep each other’s water supplies safe, according to a new agreement signed between the New York Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Jerusalem’s Hagihon water provider. Under the deal, the two agencies will develop defenses against “infrastructure terrorists” who target networks in order to interfere with the delivery of clean, safe water to homes and businesses.
Like most infrastructure — including electricity and gas systems — water purification and distribution facilities as well as sewage reclamation and disposal systems are controlled today by computers, often using SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition technology), a type of automated computer system that controls machinery, transportation systems, gas stations, utilities and electrical grids.
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