Project Franklin
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Cavendish, Vermont, United States
Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
Project Franklin is a cybersecurity initiative aimed at linking experts from the DEF CON hacker community with operators of U.S. critical infrastructure, focusing initially on water systems. The project involves volunteers from DEF CON, the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, and the Craig Newmark Foundation, and includes donations of cybersecurity tools from companies like Cloud
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Education
- Location
- Cavendish, Vermont, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
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Original status | under implementation |
Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description
Description | Project Franklin is a cybersecurity initiative aimed at linking experts from the DEF CON hacker community with operators of U.S. critical infrastructure, focusing initially on water systems. The project involves volunteers from DEF CON, the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, and the Craig Newmark Foundation, and includes donations of cybersecurity tools from companies like Cloudflare and Dragos to improve security across the country. |
Original sector | Water and Wastewater |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Vermont |
City | Cavendish |
Source
Source | Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Education |
Article published date | 2025-09-23 |
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