Water systems get cyber lifeline, hackers jump into Polish power plant, local governments knocked offline

Water systems get cyber lifeline, hackers jump into Polish power plant, local governments knocked offline

Author: CISO Series August 12, 2026 Duration: 6:59

Water systems get a federal cyber lifeline

Hackers jump into Polish power plant

Cyberattacks knock local governments offline

Episode show notes:  https://cisoseries.com/water-systems-cyber-lifeline-hackers-polish-power-plant-local-governments-offline/

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