support the safe and secure treatment of wastewater for 1.9 million residents in southeast Virginia and the Eastern Shore. Jacobs will provide cybersecurity assessments, design, and integration of cybersecurity controls, network engineering, and continuous monitoring to help HRSD strengthen its cybersecurity defenses.

HRSD aims to enhance its cybersecurity framework to protect critical services that support public health and the environment. The district’s Chief Information Security Officer, Roger Caslow, emphasized that cyber resiliency is a key strategy for maintaining high-security standards. Jacobs served over 40 U.S. water utilities in 2024, gaining industrial cybersecurity knowledge. With expertise in industrial control systems and vertical asset engineering, the business helps clients across industries address challenging cybersecurity issues. Jacobs supports water, energy, transportation, and environmental services infrastructure with almost 45,000 employees and $12 billion in yearly sales.

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