Resources & Tools
CISA offers an array of free resources and tools, such as technical assistance, exercises, cybersecurity assessments, free training, and more.
Services
CISA provides a variety of risk management and response services to build stakeholder resiliency and form partnerships.
CISA Gateway
Contact: CISA-Gateway@mail.cisa.dhs.gov
The CISA Gateway provides various data collection, analysis, and response tools in one integrated system through a single user registration, management, and authentication process.
CISA Tabletop Exercise Packages
INCREASE YOUR RESILIENCE
Contact: cisa.exercises@mail.cisa.dhs.gov
A comprehensive set of resources designed to assist stakeholders in conducting their own exercises and initiating discussions within their organizations about their ability to address a variety of threat scenarios.
Foundational
Publications
The publication library contains guidance and policy papers, reports, strategies, program regulations, guidelines, brochures and more.
Product Security Bad Practices
JAN 17, 2025
| PUBLICATION
This voluntary guidance provides an overview of product security bad practices that are deemed exceptionally risky, particularly for software manufacturers who produce software used in service of critical infrastructure or national critical functions (NCFs).
Training
As part of our continuing mission to reduce cybersecurity and physical security risk, CISA provides a robust offering of cybersecurity and critical infrastructure training opportunities.
Active Shooter Preparedness Webinar Training
COURSE | VIRTUAL/ONLINE
This training webinar was created by CISA to enhance awareness of, and response to, an active shooter incident. These are the materials that comprise the Active Shooter Preparedness Webinar Training.
Suspicious Activity Recognition for Bombing Prevention Course (AWR-943-W)
INDEPENDENT STUDY (ON-DEMAND) | VIRTUAL/ONLINE
Provides public safety and security professionals with foundational knowledge to identify suspicious activity related to a facility/system or a planned or unplanned event.
All Resources and Tools
CISA provides free tools and resources to communities because we recognize that communities are the first line of defense in keeping the public safe and secure.
K-12 School Security Guide (3rd Edition) and School Security Assessment Tool
PUBLICATION
This Guide provides a doctrine to support schools in conducting vulnerability assessments and planning to implement layered physical security elements. The guide is designed for schools to employ in conjunction with the SSAT, a web-based tool that provides further guidance.
Infrastructure Survey Tool (IST)
INCREASE YOUR RESILIENCE, ASSESS YOUR RISK LEVEL
The Infrastructure Survey Tool (IST) is a voluntary, web-based assessment to identify and document the overall security and resilience of a facility.
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