Israel's National Cyber Directorate Tasked with Protecting Water System after Iranian Hack Attack

(Times of Israel) Israel's National Cyber Directorate is taking responsibility for protecting the country's water system after Iran tried to hack the system earlier this year, Channel 12 reported Monday. In addition to the advanced water monitoring systems in place, at the Eshkol water purification site in Beersheba, a dozen aquariums filled with drinking water have several fish swimming around inside. "The control room watches them all the time," said Ortal Shlafman, a water quality engineer, using them as the proverbial canary in the coal mine.


2020-06-23 00:00:00

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