Cryptography for Industrial Control Systems -- an ICS-ISAC March Briefing

Feb. 26, 2013 - PRLog -- During the March 20th Industrial Control System Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ICS-ISAC) Member Briefing Ray Potter, CEO of SafeLogic, will provide a first-hand assessment of the challenges and opportunities associated with the application of cryptography to industrial control systems.  In addition, ICS-ISAC Chair Chris Blask will brief Members on new developments at the Center.

Designed to benefit both the technical and non-technical attendee the Member Briefing series takes a no-nonsense approach to addressing issues that cut across industry, sector, and job function.  So whether you are hands-on ICS, administrator, or C-level decision-maker you will find valuable information that you can take and implement to further secure your industrial control systems.

Cryptography for Industrial Control Systems
March 20, 2013 – 1:00-2:30pm ET
Register on the ICS-ISAC website: http://ics-isac.org/

Ray Potter, a recognized thought leader in the Information Assurance space, has an impressive employment history including stints with big names such as Ernst & Young and Cisco.  He spent six years on the faculty of the Institute of Applied Network Security where he served as subject matter expert, trainer, and facilitator for compliance and product security certifications.  Following that, he soon founded the Apex Assurance Group -- a security certification consulting company -- and served as its managing director for eight years.

Today, Mr. Potter brings his extensive leadership experience -- encompassing technology, information security, project management, and communication -- to exciting new start-up company, SafeLogic.

A creator of cryptographic engines used by major hardware and software vendors, SafeLogic stands perfectly poised to bring a fresh blend of information security services and disruptive products to the cybersecurity marketplace.

Chris Blask has a career that spans the breadth of the industrial control system cybersecurity space.  From humble beginnings as a control system engineer he soon saw the need for and invented one of the first commercial firewall products.  Joining Cisco Systems he then led their firewall business to a position of global leadership, a legacy that continues to this day.

Recognizing the need to apply SIEM technology to ICS cybersecurity he founded Lofty Perch, authored the first book on SIEM, and created AlienVault's ICS Group.

Today, Mr. Blask is actively involved with a wide range of domestic and international efforts.  He is Founder and CEO of ICS Cybersecurity, Inc.; Chair of the Industrial Control System Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ICS-ISAC); Chief Architect for NorthWind Technologies in Doha, Qatar; and is advisor to Itex Solutions in Sana’a, Yemen and to Targetproof in Atlanta, Georgia (USA).

The Industrial Control System Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ICS-ISAC) exists to bring together the private sector partners and stakeholders for the purpose of sharing knowledge about risks, threats and best practices across our shared critical infrastructure. The Center was created to provide the ICS community with a common platform where collaboration can be performed in an environment best suited to the needs of all involved parties.

A member driven organization, the ICS-ISAC is supported by valued industry partners including SafeLogic, City of Columbus (Ohio), Emerging Threats, Exelon, IBM, McAfee, n-Dimension, Prime Controls, SAIC, SISCO, and UtiliSec.

Interested organizations, researchers, vendors, and asset owners can become a part of the Industrial Control System Information Sharing and Analysis Center at http://ics-isac.org.

POC – Debbie Windle •  979-204-7218  •  dwindle@ics-isac.org