Ventura County Grand Jury
• 2021-2022
• Agency Response
Response to:
Cybersecurity of Water Providers in Ventura County
County of Ventura*
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Findings and Recommendations 1 findings
F01
and F-07, the City of Simi Valley agrees with these Findings.
Related Recommendations (1)
R01
- The Grand Jury recommends that the investigated public water providers regularly assess their cybersecurity, addressing both IT and SCADA, consistent with EPA and CISA recommended best practices. (F-01, F-02, F-03, F-05) Response - The City of Simi Valley regularly assesses cybersecurity consistent with EPA and CISA recommended best practices. The City has implemented recommendations from these agencies, including but not limited to, the development of an incident response plan, recovery plan, network penetration testing, risk assessments, incident assistance coordination and enrollment in CIS SecureSuite. The City has budgeted in FY 20223 $400,000 to evaluate the City's cybersecurity for its water and sewer systems and to implement any recommended actions.
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