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Completing the DHS CSAT Site Security Plan Training

Featured Presenters
David McCullin, Program Analyst, Infrastructure Security Compliance Division
Department of Homeland Security

Matt Davey, Consultant, Infrastructure Security Compliance Division
Department of Homeland Security

Duration: 120 minutes
Cost: Complimentary

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) rule 6 CFR Part 27 authorizes DHS to collect information from chemical facilities on a broad range of topics related to the potential consequences of a terrorist attack. The Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) Site Security Plan (SSP) is one method DHS uses to gather such information.

Chemical Sector Cyber Security Program participants were invited to attend a DHS training webinar in July designed to help them as they begin their efforts to complete and submit their SSP. David McCullin and Matt Davey of the DHS Infrastructure Security Compliance Division presented Completing the DHS CSAT Site Security Plan Training, an educational webinar designed to help chemical industry cyber security experts fulfill the requirements outlined in the CFATS regulation. They provided information on the content and functionality of the CSAT SSP tool as well as important considerations to facilitate an accurate completion of the SSP.

THIS WEBINAR FEATURED INFORMATION ABOUT:

  • The types of information that companies are required to submit including general facility information, facility operations, facility security measures, asset security and completion
  • The data collection process used in the SSP tool
  • Key considerations companies should keep in mind as they begin using the SSP tool

MISSED THE CYBER SECURITY PROGRAM SESSION? SCHEDULE YOUR OWN DHS CSAT SSP TRAINING SESSION!

If your company received a Final Notification Letter from DHS designating one of your facilities as high-risk, your facility will need to complete an SSP or Alternative Security Program under the CFATS regulation. DHS invites companies who need to complete an SSP to participate in an upcoming training webinar, similar to the one offered in conjunction with the Cyber Security Program. If you are interested in scheduling a session, please submit an email to cfats@dhs.gov with the following information:

  • Name
  • Position
  • Company name
  • Number of participants
  • Names of participants
  • Preferred webinar day (Monday or Wednesday)

QUESTIONS?
We will be happy to assist you with any questions you have about the webinar. Please feel free to contact the Cyber Security Program at cybersecurity@chemitc.com or contact DHS directly at cfats@dhs.gov.