Cybersecurity is a mess and we are the scapegoats | American Water Works Discussions

lv · 2026-04-07T18:30:00.000Z

After the "incident," the pressure on the IT and Ops teams has become unbearable. We are being asked to implement 5 years of security upgrades in 5 months. Management is breathing down our necks, but they won’t approve the budget for the actual tools we need. It’s a disaster waiting to happen again.