Active Advisory: May 2026

ICS Threat Intelligence for Critical Infrastructure

Analysis of active threats to water, energy, and industrial operators. Nation-state actors are targeting U.S. critical infrastructure. Exposure is higher than most operators know.

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Active: Iranian IRGC Actors Targeting Water and Energy ICS

IRGC-affiliated CyberAv3ngers are actively compromising Unitronics Vision Series PLCs and HMIs across water, wastewater, energy, and manufacturing sectors. Seven federal agencies issued a joint advisory. Verified incidents in Pennsylvania, Texas, and across the US and Europe.

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Who Is At Risk

If you operate industrial control systems, you are a target. Exposure is far greater than most operators realize.

Water Treatment

Municipal water systems, wastewater facilities, and treatment plants are primary targets. Aliquippa, PA and Muleshoe, TX are two documented examples from the last 18 months.

Energy and Utilities

Electric utilities, natural gas pipelines, and power generation facilities face constant probing. Flat OT networks mean a single entry point reaches everything.

Manufacturing

Industrial facilities running PLCs and SCADA systems. Legacy equipment with unpatched firmware and default credentials is the norm, not the exception.

Building Automation

HVAC, access control, and BMS systems in critical facilities. Tridium Niagara and BACnet devices expose building systems to the same threat actors targeting ICS.

Assessment Process

A comprehensive 2-week threat hunt. Zero operational impact. AWIA 2018-aligned.

1

Discovery

Full inventory of PLCs, RTUs, HMIs, SCADA. Network mapping and internet exposure check.

2

Monitoring

Passive network capture of ICS protocols. Baseline normal behavior. No operational impact.

3

Threat Hunt

Search for active IOCs, unauthorized access, anomalous commands, after-hours activity.

4

Report

Executive summary, technical findings, prioritized remediation roadmap, grant documentation.

Federal Funding Covers Your Assessment

Your utility may qualify for grants that fully cover cybersecurity assessments. No operating budget required.

CWSRF / DWSRF Grants

Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds include cybersecurity as an eligible expense. Typical awards: $500K to $2M per system.

FEMA HSGP

Homeland Security Grant Program funds cybersecurity for critical infrastructure. Awards range from $100K to $500K. Apply through your state emergency management agency.

SLCGP

State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program. 80% of funds flow to local governments. Designed for entities like municipal water systems.

IIJA Bonus Funding Expires 2026

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law bonus funding rates expire end of 2026. After that, standard rates apply at significantly lower levels. Act now.

AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance and AWIA Compliance

The American Water Works Association's cybersecurity framework is the industry standard for the water sector. Federal law requires water systems serving 3,300 or more people to address cybersecurity in their risk and resilience assessments.

AWIA 2018 Requirement

America's Water Infrastructure Act §2013 requires systems serving 3,300 or more people to include cybersecurity in their risk and resilience assessment and emergency response plan. Certifications are required every 5 years.

AWWA Risk Management Guidance (V4.0)

AWWA's Water Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Guidance provides step-by-step guidance for process control vulnerabilities, incident response templates, and a prioritized controls list mapped to EPA requirements.

NIST Cybersecurity Framework Alignment

AWWA guidance maps to the NIST CSF — Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover. Our assessments produce documentation your system can use to satisfy both AWWA and NIST requirements.

EPA Priority Controls

EPA's cybersecurity guidance for drinking water systems identifies priority controls all utilities should implement. Our assessment delivers a prioritized roadmap aligned to EPA's list and your specific risk profile.

Key regulatory resources

AWWA Assessment Tool → AWWA Risk Management Guidance → EPA Cybersecurity Guidance (PDF) →

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