The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designates water and wastewater utilities as critical infrastructure providing an essential public service.
In recent years, these systems have been heavily targeted by both foreign and domestic threat actors. Like the power grid, water and wastewater networks are composed of interconnected assets spanning a wide geographic area. Unlike power infrastructure, much of this network remains hidden from public view—yet it is no less vital to daily life.
Safeguarding this sector demands that security and resilience be integrated into every stage of design. Continuous monitoring, analysis, and validation of the cyber-physical systems (CPS) that sustain water and wastewater operations are essential to ensuring safety, reliability, and uninterrupted service.
Critical water and wastewater networks sustain communities through complex operations ranging from chemical treatment to advanced metering (AMI). Because these sprawling systems are increasingly driven by interconnected Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices, their cyber resilience is non-negotiable. Claroty’s holistic platform is purpose-built to secure and protect this vital infrastructure.
Smart water and IoT systems enable continuous monitoring of water quality, flow, and system performance to improve operational awareness. These capabilities reduce response times, support preventative maintenance, and improve service reliability for the communities served. Investment strengthens resilience while lowering long-term operational costs.
Insufficient visibility or unsecured connectivity can delay detection of water quality or system performance issues.
Continuous monitoring improves operational awareness, enables early intervention, and supports reliable water service.
Telemetry and communications systems provide secure connectivity between remote assets and central operations. Reliable communications are essential for real-time monitoring, incident response, and continuity of service across geographically distributed infrastructure. Funding supports modernization, redundancy, and secure operation of critical communication pathways.
Compromised or unreliable communications can disrupt monitoring, control, and coordination across distributed infrastructure.
Secure and resilient communications sustain system visibility, coordination, and incident response.
Safety Instrumented Systems protect public health and the environment by automatically preventing unsafe operating conditions. Maintaining their integrity ensures compliance with safety regulations and reduces the risk of catastrophic failure. Investment supports system reliability, verification, and long-term operational safety
Loss of integrity or unauthorized modification can result in unsafe operating conditions with physical and public-safety impacts.
Protected safety systems enforce deterministic responses that reduce the likelihood of hazardous conditions.
Electrical systems sustain all treatment, pumping, and monitoring operations. Enhancing visibility and control improves resilience against outages and supports rapid recovery during disruptions. Funding strengthens continuity of essential water services during emergency conditions.
Electrical disruptions or unauthorized access can cascade into treatment, pumping, and safety system failures.
Enhanced visibility and control improve electrical resilience and speed service recovery.
Building management systems support safe and efficient operation of treatment facilities and administrative buildings. Modernization improves energy efficiency, physical security, and operational oversight. Proper governance reduces operational risk while supporting sustainability goals.
Poorly governed facility systems can serve as indirect entry points into operational environments.
Governed facility systems improve operational efficiency while reducing indirect infrastructure risk.
Environmental control systems protect personnel, equipment, and sensitive processes by maintaining stable operating conditions. Modernized controls improve efficiency, reliability, and system lifespan. Investment reduces operational disruptions and supports safe working environments.
Unmonitored or insecure environmental controls can introduce silent cyber-physical risk.
Monitored environmental controls maintain stable conditions that protect equipment and personnel.
Chemical management systems ensure precise and reliable dosing critical to water safety and regulatory compliance. Secure and monitored operations reduce the risk of accidental or unauthorized changes. Funding directly supports public health protection and regulatory assurance.
Errors or unauthorized changes in chemical dosing can create public health and regulatory incidents.
Secured chemical controls ensure accurate dosing and protection of public health.
Pumping and distribution systems enable reliable delivery of potable water and wastewater services. Enhanced monitoring and control improve system efficiency and reduce service interruptions. Investment supports equitable, uninterrupted access to essential water services.
Loss of availability or control can interrupt water delivery and wastewater management services.
Monitored pumping operations improve service reliability and continuity.
Instrumentation and field devices provide the data foundation for safe and efficient operations. Upgrading and governing these assets improves accuracy, reliability, and long-term system performance. Investment addresses legacy technology risks while extending infrastructure lifespan.
Legacy or unmanaged field devices can undermine data integrity and system reliability.
Governed field devices improve data integrity and long-term system performance.
Process control systems coordinate treatment operations and enable real-time decision-making. Modernization improves operational reliability, situational awareness, and incident response capabilities. Funding supports resilient service delivery and infrastructure modernization.
Compromise or misconfiguration can directly impact treatment processes and service delivery.
Modernized control systems strengthen situational awareness and operational reliability.
Public sector coalitions, information-sharing groups, and other prestigious third parties continually recognize Claroty for our cyber-physical security leadership and innovation.
Our expansive partner ecosystem helps you solve your most pressing security problems, in an efficient, cost-effective way, eliminating potential for redundancy.
Our coverage of over 450 XIoT protocols enables us to offer unmatched visibility — and, thus, protection — for every type of cyber-physical system in the public sector.
Our award-winning threat research team is focused on disclosing ICS vulnerabilities as swiftly as possible to reduce risk and improve security globally.
CLOUD-BASED ICS/SCADA SECURITY
Claroty xDome is a highly flexible, modular SaaS-based solution that supports your entire cybersecurity journey.
ON-PREM ICS/SCADA SECURITY
Claroty Continuous Threat Detection (CTD) is a robust solution that delivers comprehensive cybersecurity controls for U.S Federal environments.
Claroty xDome Secure Access delivers frictionless, reliable, and secure remote access for internal and third-party personnel.
Want to learn more about how Claroty's portfolio will empower you to achieve cyber and operational resilience?
The Ivanti integration allow vulnerability and threat data on XIoT assets impacted by CVEs to be pulled from CTD into Ivanti Neurons for RBVM.
Exposure Management
CTD
Vulnerability & Risk Management
Ivanti Neurons for Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
Ivanti
To enrich the value of device profiles and their security context, Claroty integrates with numerous Microsoft systems:
Microsoft DHCP enriches Claroty data by adding accurate IP assignment information.
Claroty's integration with Microsoft Intune enriches mobile-managed device profiles with OS, application version, and other security attributes.
Claroty's integration with Microsoft Active Directory brings in data elements that provide additional asset visibility and profiling context.
For patch management, Claroty's integration to Microsoft SCCM improves OS and application visibility for domain attached devices to improve passive vulnerability correlation precision and overall coverage.
Claroty's integration with Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (MDATP) enables cloud application discovery and is supportive of DLP strategies.
Network Management, DHCP, Mobile Device Management, Patch Management
xDome/xDome for Healthcare
Vulnerability & Risk Management, Visibility & Insights
Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Defender ATP, Microsoft DHCP Server using WinRM, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft SCCM
Claroty
Claroty integrates with the Palo Alto Networks Cortex ecosystem and the Panorama™ firewall solution by fusing its knowledge of device profiles, communication protocols, and workflow requirements, feeding them directly into Panorama to enable an enterprise-class risk management capability.
Firewall, SIEM
xDome/xDome for Healthcare/CTD
NSM
Palo Alto NGFW
Claroty
The SolarWinds integration enriches xDome and the Claroty Platform with N-central's SNMP discovery of asset information and device status monitoring capabilities.
Network Management
xDome/xDome for Healthcare
Visibility & Insights
SolarWinds
Claroty