Aqua-Guardian Cybersecurity Program

Purpose-Built for Water Utilities.

Water utilities face increasing cybersecurity mandates. The Aqua-Guardian Cybersecurity Program from Secure Cyber Defense gives you a structured, compliance-ready framework to align with the EPA’s 15 recommended cybersecurity controls and CISA’s CSET framework.

 

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What Is Aqua-Guardian?

Aqua-Guardian is a 12-month, structured engagement designed specifically for water utilities. It helps you build or improve your cybersecurity posture in alignment with EPA and CISA standards while also addressing compliance requirements under AWIA Section 2013 / SDWA Section 1433.

This program delivers a complete package: assessments, remediation planning, policies, training material, and implementation support. The result is a compliance-ready framework that strengthens resilience and reduces risk.

 

 

Comprehensive Gap & Risk Assessment

Quickly identify vulnerabilities and compliance gaps with an assessment aligned to EPA and CISA standards.

Remediation Roadmap & Validation

Turn findings into action with a prioritized plan, training material, and real-world validation exercises.

Policy & Procedure Toolkit

Strengthen governance with ready-to-use policies and procedures tailored for water utilities.

Comprehensive Gap & Risk Assessment

Comprehensive Gap & Risk Assessment

Gain a clear picture of your water utility’s cybersecurity posture.
Through a structured Gap Assessment, Aqua-Guardian evaluates your environment against the EPA’s 15 recommended cybersecurity controls and CISA’s CSET framework. This process identifies vulnerabilities, compliance gaps, and areas of exposure giving you actionable findings to strengthen resilience.

Remediation Roadmap & Validation

Remediation Roadmap & Validation

Move from assessment to measurable improvement. Aqua-Guardian develops a prioritized remediation plan, aligned to risk and budget, with short, mid, and long-term actions. This is paired with implementation support, including training material, tabletop exercises, and incident response validation, ensuring safeguards are not just planned but effectively adopted.

 

Policy & Procedure Toolkit

Policy & Procedure Toolkit

Establish the governance foundation your utility needs. The program provides customized policy and procedure templates covering essentials like access control, backups, and incident response. These resources are designed for practical use, helping utilities build a compliant, repeatable, and resilient cybersecurity framework in line with federal expectations.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is included in the Aqua-Guardian package?

The program includes a gap & risk assessment, a remediation roadmap, customized policies and procedures, staff awareness training, and incident response tabletop exercises.

How does the gap assessment work?

Our team evaluates your cybersecurity posture against the EPA’s 15 recommended controls and CISA’s CSET framework. This identifies vulnerabilities, compliance gaps, and areas for improvement. Findings are delivered in a report with clear, actionable next steps.

What is the remediation roadmap?

Based on your assessment, we create a prioritized plan that maps short, mid, and long-term improvements. Each action is aligned with risk levels, responsible personnel, and budget considerations ensuring practical execution.

 

Why are policies and procedures part of the program?

Policies provide the governance foundation for utility cybersecurity. Aqua-Guardian includes ready-to-use templates covering access control, backups, and incident response, so you can build compliance and resilience without starting from scratch.

How does Aqua-Guardian validate progress?

We go beyond planning. Aqua-Guardian includes training material, tabletop exercises, and incident response validation to ensure that improvements are actually adopted and effective in real-world scenarios.