The
WaterISAC is THE ONLY centralized, up-to-the-minute resource of
its kind serving the water sector.
WaterISAC
subscribers receive:
- Timely
email alerts about potential and actual physical or cyber
attacks against drinking or wastewater systems.
- Information
on water security from the federal law enforcement, intelligence,
public health and environment agencies.
- Access to
an extensive database of information on chemical, biological
and radiological agents.
- Notifications
about cyber vulnerabilities and technical fixes.
- Research,
reports and other water security-related information.
- A highly
secure means for quickly reporting incidents.
- Vulnerability
assessment tools and resources.
- Guidance
about emergency preparedness and response.
- The ability
to participate in and review secure electronic forums on water
security topics.
- Helpful
summaries of open-source security information.
ENHANCED SECURITY
The WaterISAC’s unique position as the central clearinghouse for threats
to the water sector provides utilities with added security. It is the one common
link in the flow of information about water security to and from utilities, Federal
Homeland Security, intelligence, law enforcement, public health and environmental
agencies.
LIMITED
LIABILITY
Subscribing to WaterISAC may reduce a utility’s
liability for damages in the event of an attack and, at a minimum,
provides water systems with excellent arguments for controlling
insurance costs.
QUICK
ALERT NOTIFICATIONS – 24/7
All government and WaterISAC alerts about potential or real threats to the
nation’s water sector are quickly disseminated to WaterISAC subscribers
around the clock.
EXPERT
WATER-SECTOR-SPECIFIC ANALYSIS
Above and beyond gathering and distributing secure, time-sensitive information,
WaterISAC also provides quick expert analysis of threats to the nation’s
water systems and identifies trends. Raw information about security threats
distributed by law enforcement and government agencies often fails to provide
comprehensive detail about how a threat may impact a drinking or wastewater
system. The WaterISAC's analysts are experts at intelligence collection. They
rapidly produce valuable assessments of how a threat may specifically impact
the water community, identify trends and suggest mitigating actions.
UNRIVALED
INFORMATION & RESEARCH SOURCE
The WaterISAC library with its robust search capability, offers subscribers
a superlative compilation of data about vulnerabilities, emergency response,
training opportunities, security solutions, research and government policy.
Subscribers can rapidly study chemicals and potential contaminants, review
past and current threat information, utilize vulnerability assessment tools
and explore security solutions.
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“I’ve
contributed to the collaboration page on several occasions.
There were many helpful postings about vulnerability assessments
with comments on various methodologies.”
— Doug Bird, Hydraulic Operations Administrator,
County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Works, California
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