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Oct 2024
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Cybersecurity Weakness at U.S. Water Fac...

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The Biden administration is working on a new attempt to enforce security standards for water systems following multiple cyber attacks on water facilities nationwide. WSJ Pro Cybersecurity reporter James Rundle joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss a recent incident and the state of water infrastructure cyber defenses. Plus, Epic Games filed an antitrust case against Google and Samsung; we’ll tell you about the allegations.


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