The European research project STOP-IT, which is dealing with the protection of water infrastructures from cyber and physical threats, has now begun with training activities for water utilities.

The project has already delivered several technologies and solutions for assessing and treating the risk at strategic and tactical level, among them the toolbox of technologies for securing critical water infrastructure assets from physical threats, a cyber threat sharing system and a toolbox of technologies for securing IT and SCADA systems. STOP-IT is now progressing to the next phase by carrying out training activities for water utilities that seek to improve risk management processes by utilizing STOP-IT solutions.

The technologies were tested with hands-on sessions by risk management officers of four different water utilities in Germany (Hessenwasser), Spain (EMASAGRA), Belgium (De Watergroep) and Oslo (Bergen). Through a presentation and a live demonstration in form of a webinar, participants were introduced to technologies of the risk assessment and treatment framework. After obtaining insights on how STOP-IT tools function at strategic and tactical level, the utilities got hands-on experience with the solutions, guided by detailed training material and real-time remote support from the technologies’ developers. Their feedback on the usability and usefulness of the tools has been received and will be implemented to further training activities on other STOP-IT technologies, planned with decision makers and staff at water utilities that are responsible for real-time operations.

If you want to learn more about the STOP-IT tools and our training activities, please visit our website.