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Thursday
Jul292010

Manufacturings Importance to Enterprises

I am working on an article on manufacturing's importance to the enterprise. I'm interested in what your experience has been as you have led or defended manufacturing's role in the overall company. Where do you see manufacturing as strategic to the success of a company? How? How do you explain it? What can we do to assure that manufacturing plays a crucial role?

You can reply here or send an email. gmintchell@automationworld.com Thanks for your insights.

Thursday
Jul292010

Experts Weigh In on Stuxnet and Siemens

A panel of experts on cyber security met virtually on the Web for a panel discussion on the Stuxnet worm attack on Siemens WinCC on Tuesday. It was enlightening. Wes Iversen at Automation World has a report on the discussion. The program is archived for later viewing. You can register to view it here.

Moderator:

Patrick Miller
Technical Director, NERC CIP Practice
ICF International
millerpatrick.c@gmail.com

Panelists:

Eric Byres
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer
Byres Security Inc.
eric@byressecurity.com

Andrew Ginter
Chief Technology Officer
Industrial Defender
aginter@industrialdefender.com

Dale Peterson
Founder and Director of the Control System Security Practice
Digital Bond, Inc.
peterson@digitalbond.com

Mark Zanotti
Vice President of Engineering and CTO
Lofty Perch, Inc.
mzanotti@loftyperch.com

 

Monday
Jul262010

Expert Panel Discusses Stuxnet Worm - Siemens WinCC

I just received an email about a Panel Discussion Webinar, "The Stuxnet Worm: Reality check for automation system security." I've interviewed both Eric Byres and Andrew Ginter, so I'm sure that there will be good information.

The promo copy reads, "Industry experts cut through the noise to analyze the impact of the reported malware targeting Siemens Simatic WinCC SCADA systems and the implications for Industrial Control Systems operators, vendors and security providers."

When: Tuesday July 27th, 11 am - 12 noon eastern time

Moderator: Patrick C. Miller - ICF International

Panelists:
Eric Byres - Tofino
Andrew Ginter - Industrial Defender
Dale Peterson - Digital Bond
Mark Zanotti - Lofty Perch

Sunday
Jul252010

Audio Essay on Security, Safety and At Risk Behavior

If you prefer to download audio, here's that version of my essay taking off on the BP safety oil rig situation and the worm that attacked Siemens' HMI/SCADA.

 

 

Automation Minutes 92

Sunday
Jul252010

Video Essay on Security, Safety, At Risk Behavior

Here is my latest video essay taking off from the BP oil rig safety disaster and the worm that attacked Siemens' HMI/SCADA software.