Direnzic Technology · 2026 National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Webinar Series
The Comforting Lies
Three lies. Three decisions. One utility that has to keep the water flowing.
Every water system has said at least one of these sentences out loud. “We’re certified, so we’re covered.” “We’ll figure it out when it happens.” “We can’t afford to fix any of this.” They sound reasonable in a budget meeting. They fall apart at 2 AM. Across three short episodes, recorded live in October 2026, we retired all three, with the receipts. Every episode is free, every takeaway is printable, and the whole series costs you about an hour.
Episode 1 · Lie #1
“We’re certified, so we’re covered.”
Your certification is an attestation: a statement the EPA receives, not a review it performs. This episode is about the distance between the binder on the shelf and the crew on the night shift.
The 2 AM Readiness Check
Five statements about your utility, answered from evidence instead of optimism. Bring the finished page to your next staff meeting.
Want a second set of eyes on your five answers?
Book a free 30-minute ERP Readiness ReviewEpisode 2 · Lie #2
“We’ll figure it out when it happens.”
Nobody rises to the occasion at 2 AM. They fall back on what was decided in daylight. Episode 2 walks the five decisions (isolate, disconnect, approve, notify, speak) that have to be made before the night that needs them.
The 2 AM Decision Map
One page, five decisions, three columns: who owns it, where it is written, when it was last verified. Blanks you can see are gaps you can close.
Want these blanks filled under realistic pressure?
Book a Tabletop Exercise Planning CallEpisode 3 · Lie #3 · The Finale
“We can’t afford to fix any of this.”
The most expensive sentence in the series. Everyone tells utilities how to SPEND money on cybersecurity; this 30-minute finale shows where to GET it, with real funding programs verified at the source.
The Funding Navigator Snapshot
Verified programs with status labels and last-checked dates, the Fundable Project Test (risk, scope, owner, match, fit), and the local match worksheet. Because announced is not the same as open, and open is not the same as accessible.
Want to know what funding your utility may qualify for?
Book a WaterReady consultationTest Yourself
Think the lies didn’t work on you?
Prove it. The Lie Detector drill is one cryptogram and one crossword built from all three episodes. Wrong letters turn red. Hints cost you bragging rights.
The series is over. The seat is not.
The Comforting Lies reached inboxes before it reached anywhere else, and the next series will work the same way: the people on our list are in the room first. The Direnzic Briefing is executive intelligence on cybersecurity, AI governance, and operational readiness, delivered when there is something worth knowing, not on a schedule that fills your inbox.
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