I3P Control Systems Security Workshop-Feb. 15-16, 2007

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Why You Should Attend

In assessing the value that this workshop will have for you and your organization, consider the following scenario: You learn that a company working in the oil and gas industry has just been successfully attacked over public computer networks, with an expensive compromise of a type of field device that is also found at your facility. You know your industry partner has similar network architecture and defenses to you. It's happened elsewhere, you know it could happen to you--but it hasn't happened yet. What are the technical and managerial things that you should do RIGHT NOW, and how should your planning change to ensure that you won't be vulnerable to this scenario in the future?  This is the premise behind the workshop and the context within which solutions developed under the I3P’s process control systems (PCS) security research project will be presented and demonstrated.

What You Will Learn

Building on the success of our previous events, this I3P workshop will give you an opportunity to learn about cutting-edge research results and solutions specifically developed for securing oil and gas control systems against cyber attacks. The I3P research team will walk you through an attack scenario, explain various risk factors and interdependencies, and show how I3P security tools, technologies and metrics can help your organization prevent, detect and respond to an attack. As a bonus, the I3P team will offer free PCS security training on Day 2 of the event (on February 16).
The previous I3P workshop held in June 2006 in California attracted great interest from oil and gas companies and their control system vendors and security providers. For this follow-up event on February 15-16, 2007, the I3P is coming to Houston - the home of America 's oil and gas industry - to further reach out to and support this critical infrastructure industry.