Cybersecurity Training
Learn about cybersecurity basics for water systems, how to conduct a cyber risk assessment, find out about upcoming cybersecurity training for drinking water and wastewater systems and request training.
Contact us at watercyberta@epa.gov to request a training or a tabletop exercise
Upcoming Cybersecurity Training
EPA is committed to providing training on cybersecurity topics to the Water Sector. Please see the upcoming schedule below.
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Incident Response Plan Workshop for South Carolina's Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities
EPA is offering a free virtual Incident Response Plan Workshop for Water and Wastewater Utilities in South Carolina.
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Cybersecurity Overview and Tabletop Exercise for South Carolina’s Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities
EPA is offering a free virtual Cybersecurity Overview and TTX for Water and Wastewater Utilities in South Carolina.
Recorded Trainings
Cybersecurity 101 Training
Cybersecurity 101 Webinar: This webinar is an introduction to the basic principles of cybersecurity. The presentation slides can be downloaded here: Cybersecurity 101 Webinar Slides (pdf) .
The following states have approved this training for CEUs: AZ – 0.5 PDH (DW/WW), CN – 0.5 TCH (WW), MN – 1.0 CH (DW), NV – 1.0 CH (WW), NH – 1.0 CH (DW), NM – 0.5 TCH (Both), VT – 1.0 CH (WW), WY – 0.5 CH (Both)
To receive a certificate of completion for the training, please fill out and complete the following post-training quiz here: Cyber 101 Quiz (pdf) and submit the completed quiz to the following email address: WaterCyberTA@epa.gov. You should receive your certificate of completion within 3-5 business days. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to WaterCyberTA@epa.gov.
Additional Training Resources
Develop and Conduct a Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise (TTX): Tool used to plan, conduct, and evaluate a cybersecurity tabletop exercise.
CISA’s Tabletop Exercise Packages (CTEPs): Cybersecurity-based threat vector topics including ransomware, insider threats, phishing, and Industrial Control System compromise, featuring a Water and Wastewater Systems Situation Manuel.
CISA FedVTE: Free virtual training to gain a better understanding of cybersecurity. Classes provide a certificate of completion which could grant CEUs.
CISA Incident Response Training: Free training that provides information on cybersecurity awareness and organizational best practices.
CISA Industrial Control System Cybersecurity Training: Free training that provides information on cybersecurity for industrial control systems. Trainings are either self-virtual or instructor led virtual.