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LONDON - Sept. 9, 2015 - PRLog -- Cyber security incidents worldwide are increasing daily and one of the most vulnerable sectors is oil and gas where over 2 million threats of varying complexity are experienced weekly. Against this backdrop, oil and gas companies are now heavily investing in establishing the most comprehensive security systems for their assets and digital infrastructures as spending is set to reach $1.87 billion by 2018.

SMi's 5th annual Oil and Gas Cyber Security conference will evaluate current cyber security measures with keynote presentations from Chevron, DECC, National Grid, British Gas and more. The two-day programme will build on the success of the 2014 event and discuss recent efforts to bolster protection of highly valuable intellectual property and commercially sensitive information. Managing security of networks and wireless communication systems, as well as defending IT infrastructure from external virus attacks and internal compatibility threats is a top priority.

Speaker Panel includes:
• Andy Powell, General Manager, CSC
• Martin Smith MBE, Chairman and Founder, The Security Company (International) Ltd and The Security Awareness Special Interest Group (SASIG)
• Dr Jules Pagna-Disso, Head of Research, Nettitude Ltd
• Graham Wright, Chief Information Security Officer & Head of Digital Risk, National Grid
• Deborah Petterson, Head of Energy Cyber Security, Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
• Stephanie Daman, CEO, The Cyber Security Challenge
• Rod Forsythe, IT Forensics Investigator, Chevron
• Henry Carver, Assistant Director, CNI and Physical Cyber, UK Trade & Investment
• Chris Patten, Enterprise Architect, British Gas
• Duncan Page, Director of IT Risk Assurance, Cyber Security, Power and Utilities, PwC
• Thom Langford, CISO, Publicis Groupe

To view the full speaker line-up and conference programme, visit http://www.smi-online.co.uk/2015cyber-security1.asp

Plus, don't miss the interactive post-conference workshop:
The shiny objects are great, but what about the people?
Workshop Leader: Tim Harwood, Managing Director, Harwood Security and Training Consultancy Limited
2nd December 2015, London, UK