Risky Business · Wednesday, September 2, 2026
The White House is initiating a six-month pilot program in Texas to enhance the defense of American water systems, particularly in response to alleged Iranian attacks. This program involves federal agencies and private companies like Microsoft and Dragos providing pro bono assistance to Texas water facilities. Concerns were raised about the scalability of this approach, given the unique nature of each OT network in water treatment plants.
“But uh yeah, what what do we know about this plan to fix water, uh, you know, water plant security?”
“It's, uh, it's quite nauseating to read the press coverage over it, but what it really boils down to is it's a six month pilot being run out of Texas where, essentially federal agencies and some private enterprises, Microsoft and Dragos were mentioned in the article, will essentially give, you know, pro bono investigation and support and remediation help to Texas water facilities.”
“This is not a get in there, find the fix, then roll it out everywhere. Every one of these water treatment plants or OT networks will be so sufficiently unique. That they're going to need this again and again and again.”