Purpose:

AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance Tool Workshop

• This workshop will provide water and wastewater utility staff education, guidance, and examples of how to use the AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance Tool.
• The AWWA Process Control System Security Guidance and Cybersecurity Guidance Tool provide utilities in the Water Sector with the ability to quickly review their control system architecture and use against national standards, guidelines, and best practices for the secure operation of their control systems and technology assets.  
• The target audience for this workshop is water and wastewater utility staff that are responsible for oversight and management of SCADA and processes control systems including personnel from Operations, Engineering, Security, Resiliency, Information Technology, and Senior Management.
• Benefits of the Cybersecurity Guidance Tool include the following:
  • Provides a consistent and repeatable recommended course of action to reduce vulnerabilities in process control systems
  • Developed by a Subject Matter Expert panel of utility representatives, vendors, consultants, federal agencies
  • Aligns with Water Sector and national priorities
  • Fulfills the need for sector-specific guidance as specified in EO 13636 
  • Consistent with NIST Framework and compliant with the requirements of DHS  

The workshop will include teaching elements, group exercises, hands on training in the use of the Cybersecurity Guidance Tool, and knowledge exams.  Individuals that complete this course will receive six (6) Professional Development Hours (PDHs) or a corresponding numbers of CEU credits.     

Continuing Education:

• Water Treatment Facility Operators, Distribution Operators, Cross Connection/Backflow Operators: This seminar is approved for 6.0 contact hours for continuing education by the NCWTFOCB. Course ID: 186936
• Professional Engineers: This seminar is approved for 6.0 PDH’s.
• Maintenance Technologists: This seminar is approved for 6.0 contact hours for continuing education  

Registration:

• Download printable registration form here
• Pre-registration ends and the late Registration fee applies after 6/18/18. When it is available, only onsite registration will be accepted after 7/9/18. If you plan to register onsite, call the day before the seminar to determine availability.      
• Price: Early registration $105 (member), $140 (employee of utility member), $165 (non-member). Late registration $150 (member), $185 (employee of utility member), $210 (non-member).