Operational Technology Security in Water Treatment: Segmentation, Legacy Controllers and Patch Windows

Authors

  • Anna Gunnlaugsdottir Department of Information Security, Eyjafjordur Institute of Smart Infrastructure, Dalvik, Iceland Author
  • Renaud Puyravaud Department of Water Engineering, Thierache Institute of Urban Systems, Hirson, France Author
  • Malou Konsbruck Department of Asset Management, Alzette Centre for Urban Systems, Dudelange, Luxembourg Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22662026

Keywords:

Operational Technology Security in Water Treatment; Smart infrastructure; Evidence synthesis; Asset management; Structural health monitoring

Abstract

Operational Technology Security in Water Treatment is an area of active development in smart and resilient infrastructure
engineering, with evidence that has accumulated unevenly across its component questions. We review the current evidence base
for operational technology security in water treatment, spanning methodological, implementation, governance, and cost
dimensions, focusing on where practice has converged and where it continues to vary, and set out the practical considerations
relevant to an agency considering its adoption. We conclude that selective, context-specific use is best supported by the evidence
currently available, rather than uniform adoption or avoidance.

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