CIRCIA for Water & Wastewater Utilities: Community Water Systems, Treatment Works, and a Practical 72-Hour Runbook
A practical CIRCIA readiness guide for water and wastewater utilities covering coverage indicators, incident triage, and the evidence needed during the first 72 hours of an investigation.
A Manufacturer’s Guide to Building a 90-Day OT Security Roadmap
A focused 90-day roadmap helps manufacturers improve uptime fast by prioritizing recovery, containment, and continuous monitoring.
The Hidden Cost of Downtime in Modern Manufacturing
Downtime costs more than lost production. Learn how modern manufacturing outages impact labor, recovery, contracts, and uptime resilience.
From Patchy to Prepared: How Manufacturers Build Resilience Without Starting Over
Many manufacturers have partial protections in place. See how validating segmentation, recovery, and monitoring reduces downtime without major disruption.
CIRCIA in 2026: What Healthcare, Education, Local Government, and Utilities Must Prepare for Now
Cyber incidents have always required investigation. What’s changing is the expectation of speed. The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) establishes federal reporting requirements for certain cyber incidents affecting critical infrastructure. For covered entities, the timeline is tight.
When Does the CIRCIA 72-Hour Clock Actually Start?
Under CIRCIA, the reporting timeline is tied to when a covered entity reasonably believes a covered cyber incident occurred, not when the incident itself began. The statute is explicit that the deadline cannot be earlier than 72 hours after that reasonable belief point.
What Happens If You Get CIRCIA Reporting Wrong?
Many organizations first hear about CIRCIA and file it away as “another reporting requirement.”
But in practice, reporting failures usually show up as something more painful.
Ransomware Payments Under CIRCIA: 24-Hour Reporting, CFO Controls, and Cost Containment
When operations are disrupted, the circle of people involved expands quickly: security and IT, legal counsel, cyber insurance, executive leadership, and the finance team that can actually authorize a payment. Under CIRCIA, that decision also carries a reporting clock.
Are We a Covered Entity? A CIRCIA Quick Test Using CISA’s Three-Step Framework
The most common CIRCIA question I hear isn’t about reporting timelines. It’s simpler… and it usually comes from the people who want a clean answer. Are we actually a covered entity?
Client Success – Securing a Fruit Growing & Processing Legacy with Fully Managed IT Services
A 100-year-old grower and processor of frozen fruit, employing over 200 full-time staff, this client, despite its longevity, had never implemented formal IT management prior to partnering with DataTel.