Water v. Electric Cyber Security By the Numbers

What’s happening? let’s compare the size and scope of water utilities vs. electric utilities.

Water: 52,000 community drinking water systems in the U.S. provide tap water to nearly 300 million Americans. 93% provide water to fewer than 10,000 people. 67% to fewer than 500. 100,000 non-community drinking water systems at campgrounds, schools, hospitals, office buildings, factories and other locations. 16,000 waste water treatment servicing 250 million.

Electric: 200 companies provide electricity to the majority of Americans. About 3,000 electric utilities in the country

Why is this important? One size solution does not fit all.

How will this be important? Solutions to secure systems have to consider scale and scale varies greatly.

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