Texas MUDs · Utilities · Local government
Cybersecurity your district can actually afford.
Federal and state programs already pay for this work. You apply, the money comes to you, and we secure your SCADA and control systems. We are Houston-based, and small critical infrastructure is all we do — water, wastewater, energy, and local government.
- 1,600+ Texas districts, utilities and local governments
- 20–30% typical district share of a grant-funded project
- 2.50 points on your next TWDB funding application, from one assessment
Threat watch
What's happening to utilities right now.
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August 2026
Attackers now use AI to target water controllers
Federal agencies warned of AI-written attack scripts aimed at Siemens controllers left open to the internet. Water was among the most targeted sectors.
Source: joint federal advisory AA26-231A, August 19, 2026 -
July 2026
More than 100 water systems hit in at least 12 states
Minnesota had 30+, Michigan nine. Attackers locked operators out, often through cellular modems at towers and lift stations. No one has been officially blamed.
Sources: FBI/EPA alert, July 30, 2026; ABC News, August 4, 2026; CISA guidance, August 2026 -
April–July 2026
Iranian-linked group confirmed targeting water controllers
In some cases alarms were switched off while operator screens looked normal.
Source: CISA advisory AA26-097A
Deadline coming up: the Texas Water Development Board funding window opens in December and closes in early March. A finished cybersecurity assessment earns 2.50 priority points. Updated November 2026, from federal reporting through early September.
How it works
One assessment. Three problems solved.
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Your district applies
The grant goes to the district, not to us. We help you prepare, and your board picks the vendor.
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We assess, without touching your controls
Interviews, documents and a walk-through with your operator present. No scanning of live equipment.
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You get a report that does three jobs
It covers the federal AWIA cybersecurity requirement, earns TWDB priority points, and supports your next grant application.
Why us
Most security vendors scope the work. We fund it.
We start with the money
We find the grant, help your district apply, and build the project around what the funding actually covers.
We know water, not just IT
SCADA, PLCs, lift stations, remote pump sites. Our assessments never probe live equipment, and we will not take a plant offline to install a patch.
We write for boards
One page your directors can read and a file your regulator will accept. No jargon, no 200-page binder.
We're small on purpose
You get the people who did the work. No junior consultant flown in who has never seen a control room.
Known assets. Separated networks. Someone watching. A plan that has been tested.
Default passwords. One flat network. One person who "handles the computers."
Insights
Written for operators and board members.
The July attacks: what your board needs to know
More than 100 water systems were hit. What happened, who is behind it, and what to check first.
Read Updated November 2026The grant that pays for your cybersecurity
How SLCGP works, what your district owes, and why the paperwork starts a year early.
Read July 2026What happened at Muleshoe, Texas
A town of 9,000 lost control of a water tank. The cause was a password nobody changed.
Read July 2026Eight questions to ask your operator
A board member with no technical background can run this list at the next meeting.
ReadTell us about your district.
Send us your system type, roughly how many connections you serve, and what's worrying you. We'll reply within one business day with plain next steps and the funding you likely qualify for. No sales pressure.
Not ready for a project? We'll help you sign up for CISA's free Cyber Hygiene scanning first. It costs nothing, and past state cybersecurity grants have required it.
jesselands@ldrcybersecurity.com · Houston, Texas · serving districts statewide