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dc.titleProtecting Water and Sanitation Infrastructure from Cyberthreats: A Cybersecurity Study for Latin America and the Caribbean
dc.contributor.authorLaubshtein, Yanir
dc.contributor.editorNowersztern, Ariel
dc.contributor.editorBasani, Marcello
dc.contributor.editorMelean, Fernando
dc.contributor.editorCohen Mizrav, Hila
dc.contributor.orgunitWater and Sanitation Division
dc.contributor.orgunitInstitutional Capacity of the State Division
dc.contributor.orgunitIDB Lab
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2023-05-02T00:05:00
dc.date.issue2023-05-02T00:05:00
dc.description.abstractThe water and sanitation sector is essential for livelihoods and has therefore been recognized by most countries as critical infrastructure. While the growing trend of automation and digitalization of water sector infrastructures improves efficiencies and helps reduce operating costs, it also exposes the sector's facilities and operations to ever-increasing cyber risks. The number and variety of cyberthreats and malicious actors is rapidly increasing: from nation-state actors seeking to cause political and social chaos as well as disrupt economies, cybercriminals looking for profit, and hacktivists driven by ideological or personal agendas to individuals attempting to get a break on their bills. This document is the first of its kind published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to examine cyber threats in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) water and sanitation sector. The report reviews water sector technologies and explains the cyberthreats facing water infrastructure technology. It assesses LAC's water sector cybersecurity readiness using written material and interviews with key representatives of public sector institutions and other water utilities in LAC. Finally, it presents a series of recommendations for public and private sector actors.
dc.format.extent79
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004876
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Protecting-Water-and-Sanitation-Infrastructure-from-Cyberthreats-A-Cybersecurity-Study-for-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Protegiendo-las-infraestructuras-de-agua-y-saneamiento-de-amenazas-ciberneticas-un-estudio-de-ciberseguridad-para-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/portuguese/document/Como-protger-a-infraestrutura-de-agua-e-saneamento-contra-ameacas-ciberneticas-um-estudo-de-ciberseguranca-para-a-America-Latina-e-o-Caribe.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectCybersecurity
dc.subjectCritical Infrastructure
dc.subjectWater and Sanitation
dc.subjectLoan Operation
dc.subjectInfrastructure Development
dc.subjectSafeguard
dc.subjectScience and Technology
dc.subjectCyberthreat
dc.subjectDigital Technology
dc.subjectCybercrime
dc.subjectIndustry 4.0
dc.subjectWater Supply
dc.subjectInformation and Communication Technology
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subject.jelcodeH12 - Crisis Management
dc.subject.jelcodeK24 - Cyber Law
dc.subject.jelcodeL95 - Gas Utilities • Pipelines • Water Utilities
dc.subject.jelcodeM15 - IT Management
dc.subject.jelcodeN56 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeO32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
dc.subject.jelcodeO33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences • Diffusion Processes
dc.subject.jelcodeQ25 - Water
dc.subject.keywordswater;Sanitation;wastewater;water treatment;critical infrastructure;operational technology;industrial control systems;INDUSTRY 4.0;cybersecurity;cyber policies;cyberspace;cyberattacks;cyberthreats;incident response;strategic planning;data protection; SourceofInnovation
dc.typeLearning Materials
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-LM-00585
idb.operationRG-T3843
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