![]() The cybersecurity staff of the Canadian nuclear power plant had to respond to these symptoms and coordinate with the physical security staff. The app worked, providing symptoms of a breach. ![]() Employees from Idaho National Lab helped design the mock cyberattacks. Observers gathered in a Sandia conference room to watch the exercise unfold from several live feeds, including one from the mock central alarm station. That allows us to create a scenario as close to the real world as possible,” Matthew said. “We have this fantastic capability at the Nuclear Security Technology Complex that emulates what a real high-security nuclear site looks like. The complex is a mock nuclear reactor site at Sandia that’s used to train partners on how to keep nuclear sites secure. Test timeĪbout 100 people participated and observed as a private Canadian nuclear power plant’s cyber and physical security organizations were put to the test at the Nuclear Security Technology Complex. “The software is designed to have realistic effects without altering or compromising the operation of a site’s systems, allowing a site to measure its preparedness and response to a cyberattack,” Michael said. One platform developed is like an app that can be switched on during training to give symptoms of a cyberattack in a central alarm system. “A cybersecurity exercise is one of the best ways to test a cyber program’s effectiveness, train staff and increase awareness,” Michael said. They developed the operating system and software platforms that can emulate a cyberattack without altering the central alarm system. That’s where Andrew Hahn and Michael Rowland, cybersecurity experts at Sandia, came in. One of the challenges in this project was figuring out how to carry out a mock cyberattack without it having real-life impacts to the site’s central alarm station. Developing software to test cybersecurity “We’re developing a methodology and process to help facilities exercise their response capabilities and increase preparedness against all threats.” The blended attack exercise, which tested both cyber and physical security capabilities during one event, took place May 17 at Sandia New Mexico. Nuclear facilities must now be prepared to address cyberthreats as well as more traditional threats to the physical security of a facility,” said Matthew Erdman, Sandia’s project lead for global security. “Cyberattacks are becoming more frequent and more sophisticated. As part of the multiyear research project with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Sandia developed software to emulate a cyberattack on a site’s central alarm station during exercises, with the goal of improving overall security. Sandia is collaborating with international partners to collect data to better protect nuclear sites from cyberattacks and physical intrusions. ![]() The exercise was the culmination of two-year project involving Sandia, Idaho National Laboratory and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories. (Photo by Craig Fritz) The mock cyberattack was followed by a simulated physical intrusion. ![]() Sandia partners with other labs to bolster nuclear securityĮxercise simulates dual attack on nuclear power plant DUAL ATTACK - Sandia global security staff works with a team from a private Canadian nuclear power plant during a cyberattack exercise on May 17.
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