Guidelines on best practices for hardening control systems and associated networks
About
This presentation will explain why engineers should design cyber protection features into all the components of control networks, including the hardware, software and physical infrastructure that are used to control industrial plant, mines and utilities. The presentation will present the common themes in ISO Cyber security Standards and practical experience in hardening control networks.
This talk will benefit engineers who are involved with cyber security. Due to the complexity of IT networks and the potential for more stringent regulation these practices will assist in planning and implementing control networks.
The best practices that will be presented are based on practical experience and a number of features that are currently being included in ISO and Australian Standards Cyber Security Standards including interaction with AI features. Case Studies from an autonomous water control system, mine PLC control network, and advanced cyber attacks will be presented.
In addition to hardening networks these practices will also aid cyber experts to identify how and where a cyber attack has occurred. Information obtained from a successful hack can also be used to protect other control networks from similar methods of cyber attack.
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
15 Nov 2024
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Organiser
- Western Australia Local Network
Registration information
If you have any enquiries, please contact Dr Walter Green at Walter.Green@ietvolunteer.org
Speakers
Dr Walter Green FIET, FAIM, FBCS, FIEAust SMIEEE, CEng, CITP
Deputy Chair of IET Western Australia Network / IPRA
Walter graduated with degrees in Electronics and Computer Science and his PhD was in Computer Engineering. He has been involved with a number of Cyber Security projects to harden them after either an attempted or a successful hack. He is currently a member of the ISO Standards Committee and the Australian Standards Committee on Cyber Security.
He has more than 40 years experience in computer and telecom projects and his company has been providing leading edge computer and telecom solutions for more than 30 years. He has made submissions to Government requests for comment on Cyber Security regulatory issues.
Reasons to attend
The Learning Outcomes for this presentation are:
• Principles of 2-Factor Protection, and areas of collaboration with IT and Cyber Security staff.
• Proactive capture, storage and protection of data that will be useful to cyber forensic investigators, Common Weaknesses in PLCs and associated data networks.