Post #4446121

2026-08-08 11:09 UTC

@hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange It's got me worried so much that I'm likely to add rain barrels to my upcoming home renovation as an emergency backup water supply. I have a decent backpacker water filtration system I can use to treat it in a pinch.

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@DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange 2026-08-08 11:17

@hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange I don't know what the ultimate answer is. Part of the challenge with water is that they're so fragmented into tiny municipal utilities. Some consolidation might get them economies of scale for better and more secure IT/OT. But consolidation of major utilities in other sectors (e.g., the rapidly metastizing Dominican Energy megacorp for electricity) comes with its own risks. And the resources challenge is also huge. There's huge political and regulatory pressure to keep rates low. Where would the money to build and maintain all of this extra tech come from? People that know how to build and secure networks are expensive, especially if you've got them working 24x7 or at least on-call. Who wants to pay higher rates so their water utilities can hire a bunch of nerds to stare at computers? What politician wants to stand on a podium and explain to the angry voters why their rates are going through the roof?

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