OT Cybersecurity for Water and Wastewater Utilities
Secure, connect, and modernize the critical systems that keep water and wastewater operations running
Protecting the Technology Behind Essential Water Services
Secure, Reliable Technology for Water & Wastewater Operations
Water and wastewater utilities depend on increasingly connected operational technology to monitor processes, control equipment, manage facilities, and deliver essential services. PLCs, SCADA systems, HMIs, industrial networks, servers, engineering workstations, and remote facilities all play a role in keeping operations running.
As these environments become more connected, utilities face a growing need to balance cybersecurity, reliability, modernization, and operational continuity.
Federal rules already shape this work. Under the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, community water systems serving more than 3,300 people must maintain a risk and resilience assessment and an emergency response plan, and recertify both with the EPA on a five-year cycle. Water and wastewater is also one of the nation’s designated critical infrastructure sectors, and both delivering drinking water and treating wastewater are classified as National Critical Functions. CISA and the EPA publish joint cybersecurity guidance for the sector, and CISA offers utilities no-cost vulnerability scanning.
Dynics helps utilities address these challenges with integrated solutions spanning OT cybersecurity, industrial networking, computing, and data visibility, without requiring organizations to completely replace the systems already running their facilities.
Built in the same building it is designed in
Dynics designs, fabricates and assembles its industrial hardware at a 37,500 square foot facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Engineers, not resellers
More than three-quarters of the Dynics staff work directly on product development, design, assembly and service.
Building industrial computing since 1997
Dynics traces its beginnings to 1988 and has designed industrial computing and OT cybersecurity in Michigan since 1997.
Modern Water Infrastructure Faces Modern OT Challenges
Exposed OT Systems
Internet-connected PLCs, remote-access systems, and other industrial devices can create unnecessary pathways into critical infrastructure.
Aging Infrastructure
Many utilities rely on legacy control systems that cannot simply be replaced without significant cost, downtime, or operational risk.
Distributed Operations
Pump stations, treatment facilities, reservoirs, and remote sites create complex environments that require secure and reliable connectivity.
Limited OT Visibility
Utilities need to understand what devices are connected, how systems communicate, and where potential vulnerabilities exist.
IT/OT Convergence
Connecting operational environments to enterprise systems and data platforms creates new opportunities, but also new cybersecurity considerations.
Not sure which of these applies to your plant?
Send us what you are running. A Dynics engineer will tell you what is exposed, what can be segmented without stopping the process, and what a realistic first phase looks like.
Real-World OT Security & Data Visibility
Dynics and the Genesee County Drain Commissioner Division of Water & Waste Services have continued to develop a unified approach to secure, scalable, and data-driven water and wastewater operations.
The project demonstrates how utilities can modernize OT environments while improving cybersecurity, visibility, and secure data movement.
CASE STUDY UPDATE
Enhancing Visibility & Secure Data Movement: Genesee County Drain Commissioner Division of Water & Waste Services Update
Since the project first launched in 2023, Dynics and Genesee County Drain Commissioner Division of Water & Waste Services (GCDCWWS) have continued to advance a unified vision for secure, scalable, and data-driven water and wastewater operations. What began…
A Complete Technology Framework for Water & Wastewater
Dynics helps utilities SECURE, CONNECT, OPERATE, and UNDERSTAND their OT environments.
SECURE OT Cybersecurity
Protect critical industrial systems with:
- Network segmentation
- Deny-by-default policies
- Device-to-device communication controls
- Secure remote access
- Identity and access management
- OT traffic visibility
These controls run on a purpose-built industrial security platform that combines deep packet inspection firewalling with real-time OT visibility and secure remote access at the network edge.
CONNECT Industrial OT Networking
Build reliable and manageable industrial networks with:
- Managed industrial switches
- Layer 2 / Layer 3 networking
- SDN capabilities
- Network segmentation
- Industrial Ethernet connectivity
- Distributed network management
OPERATE Industrial Computing & HMI
Keep operators connected to critical processes with rugged:
- Industrial PCs
- Panel PCs
- Industrial monitors
- Integrated workstations
- Rackmount systems
- ThinManager-enabled devices
Designed for demanding environments where reliability and long-term operation matter.
UNDERSTAND OT Data & Visibility
Turn operational data into actionable information with:
- Secure data movement
- OT data collection
- Unified Namespace capabilities
- Visualization
- Centralized access to operational information
Why Water & Wastewater Utilities Choose Dynics
OT Focused
Dynics understands the difference between securing IT systems and protecting operational environments where uptime and safety are critical.
This is not a view from outside the sector. Dynics Regional Sales Leader Greg Jenkins helped conceive the inaugural Alabama Water Cybersecurity Summit, held in Huntsville in September 2025 and hosted by the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, where utility operators and municipal leaders worked through these same constraints.
Built for Industrial Environments
Our hardware and solutions are designed for demanding industrial environments where reliability matters.
Integrated Solution
Combine cybersecurity, networking, industrial computing, and OT data solutions through a single technology partner.
Designed Around Existing Infrastructure
Modernize and secure existing environments without requiring a complete replacement of operational systems.
Engineered & Built in the USA
Dynics designs and manufactures industrial hardware in the United States and develops software and OT cybersecurity solutions from its Ann Arbor, Michigan headquarters.
Water & Wastewater Insights
Explore the latest insights, cybersecurity guidance, industry trends, and real-world case studies for securing and modernizing water and wastewater operations.
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Is Your Water OT Environment Protected?
From PLCs and SCADA systems to remote pump stations and enterprise networks, Dynics helps water and wastewater utilities build more secure, visible, and resilient OT environments.
Whether you’re looking to secure an existing facility, modernize aging infrastructure, improve network visibility, or connect operational data, our team can help identify a practical path forward.
What happens when you get in touch
1. Tell us what you run. The control systems, the number of sites, and the constraints you are working inside.
2. Talk it through with an engineer who has worked in water and wastewater, not a sales queue.
3. Get a practical first step, sized to your budget and your maintenance window.
