OT Security for
Water & Wastewater
Water treatment and distribution systems are essential to public health. NETRUDER monitors SCADA networks controlling chemical dosing, pump stations, and distribution systems to prevent tampering and detect anomalies.
Security Challenges in Water & Wastewater
Understanding the unique threat landscape and operational constraints of the sector
Public Safety Risk
Unauthorized changes to chemical dosing parameters or treatment processes can directly endanger public health.
Resource Constraints
Water utilities often operate with limited cybersecurity budgets and small IT/OT teams managing extensive infrastructure.
Remote Operations
Pump stations, storage tanks, and treatment facilities are geographically distributed and often rely on remote SCADA access.
Aging Systems
Many water utilities run decades-old control systems with no native security features and limited upgrade paths.
How NETRUDER Protects Water & Wastewater
Purpose-built detection and monitoring capabilities for this sector
Chemical Dosing Monitoring
Detect unauthorized setpoint changes to chlorine dosing, pH adjustment, and other critical treatment parameters.
Pump Station Security
Monitor remote pump station communications, detect abnormal command sequences, and track operator actions.
SCADA Integrity
Validate SCADA master-slave communications, detect replay attacks, and flag unauthorized polling of RTUs.
Operational Baseline & Vulnerability Awareness
AI learns normal operational patterns for flow rates, pressure, and treatment chemistry. CVE correlation identifies vulnerable RTUs and PLCs with safety-critical context to prioritize patching by public health impact.
Supported Protocols
Compliance Coverage
Regional Water Authority
A U.S. regional water authority serving 2 million residents deployed NETRUDER across treatment plants and 40+ remote pump stations over a 4-week rollout. Unauthorized remote access to treatment plant SCADA was detected within the first week of monitoring.
Detected unauthorized remote access to treatment plant SCADA in first week — traced to a legacy VPN configuration
Mapped 100% of OT assets across 40+ distributed sites with firmware-level fingerprinting
Reduced compliance reporting effort by 75% with automated evidence collection and audit-ready exports
Established real-time alerting for chemical dosing parameter changes with safety-impact context
CVE correlation flagged 12 RTUs running vulnerable firmware on safety-critical chemical dosing loops
Explore Other Industries
Energy & Utilities
Power generation, transmission, and distribution networks face escalating cyber threats. NETRUDER provides continuous monitoring across substations, SCADA systems, and distributed energy resources without impacting grid reliability.
Manufacturing
Modern manufacturing environments blend IT and OT systems in ways that expand the attack surface. NETRUDER monitors production networks without adding latency or disrupting automated processes.
Transportation & Logistics
Rail systems, ports, airports, and logistics hubs depend on OT networks for safe operations. NETRUDER provides visibility into signaling systems, traffic management, and cargo handling infrastructure.
Protect Your Water & Wastewater Operations
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