Strengthening Cybersecurity in Water Utilities: What’s Actually Working at #CriticalEffectDC

Title: Strengthening Cybersecurity in Water Utilities: What’s Actually Working Track 2: Strategic Effect Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Water utilities face rising cyber risk, but adoption lags. Lessie Skiba (Deputy Managing Director, Cyber Readiness Institute) walks through how coaching, trust, and public-private collaboration are scaling real-world cyber readiness in critical infrastructure. About Critical Effect DC: Presented in 2026 by ICS Village, in partnership with the Institute for Security and Technology’s UnDisruptable27 project and Akin Gump, Critical Effect DC is Washington’s only industrial control systems and cybersecurity conference dedicated to defending national security, public safety, and human life. The annual event provides a platform for leading voices in ICS and cybersecurity to engage with policymakers, think tanks, and the media, facilitating actionable discussion. Learn more: https://securityandtechnology.org/eve... Learn more about ICS Village: https://icsvillage.com/ Learn more about UnDisruptable27: https://securityandtechnology.org/und... Sign up for the UnDisruptable27 mailing list: https://mailchi.mp/securityandtechnol...