The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is increasing its inspections of public drinking water systems after finding a majority of those reviewed were vulnerable to cyberattacks and related threats.

Cyberattacks against public drinking water systems have increased in recent years, posing a threat to public health and security, the EPA said. The Safe Drinking Water Act requires systems to be cyber secure.

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