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News Release from: ISA:Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society | Subject: Stellar security forum
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 October 2004
Stellar security forum at ISA EXPO
ISA EXPO 2004 brings back its Security Forum on Tuesday 5 October at 11:45 am, featuring US, UK and Canadian Government officials and industry experts on their particular topic
ISA EXPO 2004 brings back its Security Forum on Tuesday 5 October at 11:45 am, featuring government officials and industry experts The panelists bring either a country or industry view on the hot topic: cyber security
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 8 Aug 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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* David Sanders, Director of Critical Infrastructure Cyber Security, National Cyber Security Division at the Department of Homeland Security.
* Karl Williams, Director of the UK's National Infrastructure Security Coordination Centre (NISCC) * Elizabeth Rhodenizer, Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness, PSEPC (Canada).
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* David Scheulen, Manager Industry and Government Relations, DCT Digital Security, BP.
* Moderator: Eric J Byres, Manager of Critical Infrastructure Security Research at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
The Security forum is open to all ISA EXPO attendees in Room 301 at the Reliant Centre and is expected to draw a crowd of 500.
Byres kicks off the special forum, "Automation Systems- An Achilles Heel to our Critical Infrastructure", discussing how cyber attackers can impact our critical infrastructures such a power, water and transportation followed by a summary of new information on the changing nature of the threat automation systems face.
Sanders lends his insight into what the US Government is doing about the cyber security threat, while Williams and Rhodenizer add an international view on the subject.
Plus Scheulen, an expert from the oil and gas industry, will discuss how that industry is responding.
The session will end with an opportunity for all attendees to ask the panel for their perspectives on what is needed from government and other organizations to protect against a cyber security threat.
"9-11 put the emerging field of control system security up on the radar screen" said Dave Teumim, president of Teumim Technical, LLC.
I've seen this field grow exponentially over the last few years, and ISA has been in the forefront in bringing government, industry, and academic leaders to these conference sessions to share their knowledge.
An additional security forum features Dr Peter Fuhr, Chief Scientist of RAE Systems who will discuss various perspectives on the governmental and commercial implications during the "Sensors and Wireless in Homeland Security" forum at ISA EXPO 2004 on Thursday, 7 October 2004 at 11:45 am, also in room 301 at the Reliant Centre in Houston, Texas.
Joining Dr Fuhr are industry experts from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Eaton Corp., Department of Homeland Security and more.
Rounding out the security highlights is Thursday's keynoter, Gregory C Jensen, Chief Technology Officer for Saflink, an industry leading champion of biometric standards, technology advocacy, and device interoperability.
This biometric technology pioneer will showcase technology-in-action Thursday 7 October at 8:30 in Room 301 at the Reliant Centre in Houston, Texas.
Security is a hot topic at the ISA EXPO Technical Conference: ISA EXPO also features the Industrial Network and Systems Security Symposium as part of its technical conference where attendees can delve into all aspects of security.
Veteran ISA security symposium chair Robert Webb said "In the last few years our security conferences have grown to include a veritable "who's who" in control system security speakers and panelists".
This year we stress sessions giving practical advice to the control system users who want to know "What can I do today to secure my systems today?".
Teumim, who organized the first ISA security conference in 2002, now concentrates on bringing in topics of emerging interest in the field.
In addition to the already robust offerings of this year's security symposium, ISA has recently added the following three sessions.
* Physical Security Systems - Exploring Their Interface with Secure Control Systems moderated by Chuck Landis from 10:00-11:30.
Panel Speakers are Andy Acquarulo, IFS/GE plus Erwin Icayan, Advanced Control and Engineering Solutions and Rick Gross, Honeywell/Vindicator Security Solutions with Chuck Landis, Landis and Associates.
* Security for Transportation Control Systems will be moderated by Fred Woolsey, LTK Engineering Services from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm.
Panel Speakers will be as follows.
* Physical and Cyber Threats Facing Rail Systems: Mike Goldsmith, NWTC * Sandia National Labs Programs in Rail Security: Rolf Carlson, Sandia National Labs.
* Electronic Security for Railway Systems moderated by Susan Howard, LTK Engineering Services from 3:45 - 5:15 pm.
* Cybersecurity Considerations at Houston Metro: Michael Lay, Houston Metro.
* Cryptographic applications to secure railway networks: Peter Kofod, ARINC.
For a detailed list of Industrial Network and Systems Security Symposium sessions and presenters, or for more information about ISA EXPO 2004, visit the website.
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