Six-month US pilot offers water utilities free help fixing security gaps

What happened. Project Watershed 250 launched in San Antonio on 31 August 2026. The six-month pilot gives participating water utilities free red-team assessments, AI tools, threat intelligence, training, help fixing problems and defensive tools. Long-term funding remains unresolved.

Who is affected. Water utilities, especially small and mid-sized ones running ageing SCADA networks with small security teams and tight budgets. The report names Texas and Minnesota as places under attack.

What to do. No action required. Read it if it applies to your sector or regulator.

Why it matters to your site. Use it to make the case for outside help with finding and fixing weaknesses in your SCADA network, and note that funding beyond the six-month pilot is unresolved.

When to act. For awareness: Water utilities: this is programme news with no new risk, so nothing needs scheduling.