Update on CISA Chemical Security Seminars – 10-3-20

This week the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency updated their Chemical Security Summit web page, providing additional information on the chemical security seminars that will be taking the place of this year’s COVID-19 canceled Chemical Security Summit. Seminars will be held on December 2^nd, 9^th, and 16^th. A brief agenda outline has been included.

The topics that will be addressed include:

• The state of chemical security—Updates for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program and ongoing nonregulatory chemical security efforts

• A demo of the CFATS Personnel Surety Program application

• A deep dive into the 18 CFATS Risk-Based Performance Standards (RBPS) and best practices

• A chemical threat briefing

• Managing chemical security during natural disasters: hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and pandemics

• Challenges encountered with chemical security during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Growing a global culture of chemical security

• The convergence of cyber and physical security