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The hackers fighting to keep our water safe

The hackers fighting to keep our water safe

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Critical infrastructure needs a cybersecurity glow-up

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Across the U.S., the digital infrastructure that runs our utilities
is quickly aging, becoming more vulnerable to cyber attacks.
Recently at least a dozen states reported attacks on their water
systems. Stepping up to defend these utilities is DEF CON Franklin,
an organization that pairs expert volunteers with infrastructure
operators who want to step up their cyberdefense. To learn about
how the program works, Science Quickly host Rachel Feltman talks
with Eric Geller, a senior reporter at Cybersecurity Dive. They
talk about why so many water treatment plants need a cybersecurity
glow-up, how DEF CON Franklin came into being, how cybersecurity
volunteers are helping protect rural communities and what the
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Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi and
Jeff DelViscio. This episode was edited by Alex Sugiura, with
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