About us
Welcome! This meetup dedicated to all professionals involved in Cyber Security for Automated Processes and Control Systems including security for Operating Technology (OT), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), SCADA Systems, Transportation Systems, Building Control Systems (BCS), and even emerging Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. Our purpose is to connect the professionals in the Greater Newark area with real interest in or responsibility for the cyber security of these systems.
Once we have enough critical mass of interest in Newark, we will gather for purposes of education, information exchange, and discovery of new opportunities and, yes, perhaps a few happy hours! If you are interested in serving on a committee to help shape this meetup experience, please contact the organizers directly.
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(CS)²AI Online™ Symposium: ICS/OT Cyber Security for Oil & Gas Sector
·OnlineOnline144 attendees from 112 groupsThe (CS)²AI Online™ Symposium: ICS/OT Cyber Security for Oil & Gas Sector is a virtual, specialized event focused on safeguarding critical infrastructure and operational technologies within the oil and gas industry. Hosted by the Control System Cyber Security Association International ((CS)²AI), the symposium gathers industry experts, threat intelligence analysts, control systems engineers, and cybersecurity leaders.
Register now to be part of this discussion!
Event Launch and introduction (1:00-1:10 pm)
Panel 1 (1:10-2:10 pm)
Leader: Danielle Jablanski of STV
Topic: ICS/OT Cybersecurity as a safety and governance issue. As OT and IT integrate, boards increasingly frame cyber risk in terms of physical safety, environmental impact, and asset integrity rather than just data loss. That reframing is driving a push for a CISO or equivalent role with enterprise-wide authority and direct board access, plus formal, business-oriented risk assessments spanning IT, OT, and cloud, prioritized by safety/environmental/financial impact.Panel 2 (2:15-3:15 pm)
Leader: Blake Gilson of ExxonMobil
Topic: Incident Response Readiness. OT/ICS incident response may be O&G's most urgent gap - companies struggle to communicate, contain, and document incidents across geographically dispersed assets and the IT/OT organizational divide.Panel 3 (3:20-4:20 pm)
Leader: Kenny Mesker of Chevron
Topic: IT/OT segmentation and lateral-movement risk. Oil & gas has very low segmentation findings among industrial sectors, largely due to legacy flat networks. Boards worry specifically about ransomware that starts in IT and crosses into control systems, since that's what turns a data breach into a production shutdown. Segmentation and eliminating direct VPN/jump-host access into OT are the standard asks.Panel 4 (4:25-5:25 pm)
Leader: Sarah Freeman of MITRE
Topic: Recent Cyber Incidents in Oil & Gas such as "Epic Fury," which appears to have accelerated OT security spending industry-wide even thoughThis event will include polls, prize drawings, and keyword for our Passport Program!
Join us on August 26, Wed at 1pm ET for a LIVE, FREE event. Earn up to 4 CEU credits for the whole 4 hours.
Click here to REGISTER for the event
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Certificates for Professional Development/Continuing Education Units (PDUs/CEUs) are available for all registered individuals who attend at least one hour of the event. https://www.cs2ai.org/get-involved
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