What's New
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VSAT™ 3.2 UPDATE FOR Wastewater Released (registered users only)
The Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies (AMSA) has released a new software update to help wastewater utilities prepare and maintain their Emergency Response Plans (ERPs). AMSA has collaborated with the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) to make this new module available to the users of VSAT™ Wastewater. The new ERP Module of VSAT™ Wastewater follows the EPA / WERF Emergency Response Guidance for Wastewater Utilities (published in November 2004) and is a tool to assist utilities to create, update, and/or revise their vulnerability assessments (VAs) as well as prepare their ERPs.
VSAT™ Version 3.2 includes the previous significant upgrades in the Countermeasure Library (including linkages and information from the EPA Security Products Guide), an improved vulnerability evaluation method and a new Expert Mode (XM) that makes the review and update of analysis easier. Users of VSAT™ Wastewater are strongly encouraged to update their software to the latest version of the software which is Version 3.2.
The Wastewater ERP module can be used by wastewater utilities regardless of whether they have used VSAT™ or other methods to conduct a vulnerability assessment (VA); however users must have the VSAT™ software to allow the download of the new ERP module. The VSAT™ 3.2 Upgrade can be installed on any version of VSATwastewater™.
VSAT™ development has been funded in part by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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VSAT™ 3.1 UPDATE FOR Wastewater, Water and Water-Wastewater Released
(registered VSAT™ users only)
The Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies (AMSA) has released a new software upgrade to help water and wastewater utilities create, update, and/or revise their vulnerability assessments (VAs). The Vulnerability Self Assessment Tool – VSAT™ Version 3.1 offers significant upgrades in the Countermeasure Library (including linkages and information from the EPA Security Products Guide), an improved vulnerability evaluation method and a new Expert Mode (XM) that makes the review and update of analysis easier. Users of VSAT™ are strongly encouraged to update their software to the new upgrade.
The development of VSAT™ Version 3.1 was funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Please visit www.VSATusers.net to download this important new tool or to order the VSAT™ software free of charge.
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VSAT™ Version 2.2 Update Available
An update to the VSAT™ software is now available to registered users of VSAT™. The update, Version 2.2, applies to all previous Versions of VSAT™ (VSAT™ Wastewater Version 1.0, VSAT™ Wastewater Versions 2.0 and 2.1, VSAT™ Water Version 2.0 and 2.1 and VSAT™ Water/Wastewater Version 2.0 and 2.1).
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Register VSAT™ Software
If you haven't already done so, please follow this link to register your VSAT™ software. From January 1, 2004, upgrades and bug fixes will be posted on a password protected site and made available to registered users only.
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VSAT™ Training Modules
AMSA is please to release two training modules (a.k.a. tutorials), one each for VSATwastewater™ and VSATwater™. These tutorials provide a downloadable training module that includes step-by-step instructions on the use of VSAT™ software to perform baseline vulnerability analyses and security improvement analyses. Each step of the process is described along with the actual screen views of the software. After completing a tutorial, users will have been guided through all aspects of performing a vulnerability analysis with VSAT™.
These new training modules will serve to both enhance existing training and to provide users who have not attended formal training with a solid starting point as they begin the vulnerability assessment process. The training modules are available to registered VSAT™ users only.