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OSLO, Norway - April 2, 2014 - PRLog -- SMi's 4th Oil and Gas Cyber Security conference will address the most pressing cyber security issues facing the oil and gas sector with key presentations delivered by senior industry decision makers from Total, GDF Suez, Salalah Methanol Company, Tullow Oil, Cairn India and Saudi Aramco. The two-day programme will build on the success of the 2013 event and discuss recent efforts to improve protection of highly valuable intellectual property and commercially sensitive information on production, exploration plans and assets through project updates, case studies, live demonstrations, technology sessions, panel debates and networking opportunities.

Event Highlights include:
• Cyber Security case studies from Oil and Gas companies including Total, GDF Suez, Tullow Oil, Salalah Methanol Company, Cairn India and Saudi Aramco

• SMi’s 4th Oil and Gas Cyber Security two-day conference programme will build on the success of the 2013 event, with more keynote presentations and case studies than ever from a global speaker line-up from countries including Norway, France, UK, Saudi Arabia, India, Oman, USA and more

• Two-day conference networking opportunities – SMi’s Oil and Gas Cyber Security conferences has a typical attendee breakdown consisting of: 27% Oil and Gas Operators, 23% Cyber Security Providers, 6% Consultancies, 2% Banks or Law Firms, 2% Academics, 1% Public Bodies or Associations

• Evening Drinks Reception at the end of Day One, 3rd June at the British Ambassador’s Residence, Oslo. Delegates will be given further opportunity to network with industry professionals in a relaxing environment, having forged new relationships and renewing existing ones

• Two interactive post-conference workshops taking place on 5th June: Network monitoring and Situational Awareness for Oil and Gas OT infrastructure, plus Cyber Security Incident Handling for Oil and Gas. These are led by Dr Damiano Bolzoni, COO, SecurityMatters and Dr by Dr Siv Hilde Houmb, CEO, Secure-NOK AS respectively


Key presentations at SMi's 4th Oil and Gas Cyber Security conference include:

• How cybersecurity is transforming security
Jacques Sibue, Group CISO, GDF Suez

• Industrial Systems – Practical Security
Ewen MacDonald, Lead Instrument and Systems Engineer, Total

• If you can spot it, you can stop it – defending against new norm
Spencer Summons, Head of Information Assurance and IS Governance, Tullow Oil

• The cyber security indicator
Ammar Qatan, Information Technology Manager, Salalah Methanol Company

• Securing the unsecured with eyes wide open
Gomeet Pant, Information Security Manager, Cairn India

For more information on the conference programme, speaker line-up and associated events, please visit http://www.smi-online.co.uk/oilandgas-cybersecurity65.asp