Between 18-22 May 2026, the World Institute of Nuclear Security (WINS) and the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology conducted a 5-day training courses designed to build awareness and organization capacity for defending against cyber-attacks at nuclear facilities. This course was truly a global event with participants from 16 different countries and 6 continents. The course was a blend of lectures, hands-on laboratories and exercise, and presentations. The students were very active with their participation, each sharing lessons learned from their own careers and organizations that demonstrated the nuclear community.
Training in a state-of-the-art IT and OT simulation environment
The AIT Cyber Range is used to realistically simulate IT and OT infrastructures and communication processes, so that participants can learn how to detect and defend against a variety of different forms of attack. They can practice coping with cyber attacks and extreme situations even in highly critical infrastructures, something that would not be possible in the real world due to security or cost reasons. As a result, structures and processes can be analysed and sources of error identified, so that the interaction between consequences and actions as well as reactions can be understood both safely and transparently.
Contact
Michael W. Mürling
Marketing and Communications
Business Development
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
Center for Digital Safety & Security
T +43 (0)664 235 17 47
michael.muerling@ait.ac.at
www.ait.ac.at