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TCEQ emergency preparedness unit urges utilities to include cybersecurity incident reporting in incident-response plans

3634656 · June 3, 2025
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Summary

TCEQ’s emergency preparedness team advised public water systems to have incident response plans that include immediate steps for a cyber event and to report cyber incidents to TCEQ and other state resources within specified time frames.

Irina Kushniewski, section manager for Emergency Preparedness and Response, told the work group that drinking-water systems should include cybersecurity incidents in their incident-response plans and be prepared to disconnect internet access and notify appropriate agencies immediately.

Irina recommended adding the TCEQ incident-reporting phone number…

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