Manager: SCADA telemetry separated; cybersecurity task list in place

Apr 21, 2026

Timber Lakes Water System Manager Jody Defa reported new SCADA computers and a monitor were installed, telemetry was separated from other systems, and Techlogic, SCI and Ziptility are backing up SCADA data; work was coordinated with YISDA Cybersecurity.

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Timber Lakes Water System Manager Jody Defa told the board that Nathan Christensen of YISDA Cybersecurity, working with staff, created a cybersecurity task list and oversaw recent upgrades. New computers and a monitor for the SCADA system have been installed, and telemetry is now separated from the district’s other networks.

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