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Thursday, September 24, 2009

9:00am – 10:00am
Course 2: Securing Critical Infrastructure TCP/IP Networks, Sean Leonard – Uniloc

Instructor Name: Sean Leonard
Utility Type: Internet Security
Course Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Securing critical industrial SCADA infrastructure networks is gaining importance as more critical infrastructure enterprises connect once solitary networks to the corporate IT network and Internet. There are many business benefits to connecting CI networks to IT networks. However doing so requires careful consideration and mitigation of the security risks associated with integrating CI networks with the IT network. In this session I will identify and discuss how to mitigate the network IT security risks associated with integrating your CI network with the IT network.

Topics Covered:
  • Brief history of SCADA evolution
  • Vulnerabilities
  • Tradition IT methods for mitigation
  • Why SCADA IT security is different
  • Security is a layered approach

    Who Should Attend?
    Engineering and operation managers, IT security, control system engineers and architects.

    Sean Leonard, Product Manager of Uniloc, has over 14 years of experience in the Internet security business. He has held a range of marketing and business development roles with companies such as VeriSign, Check Point Software and HP. In his current role Sean is responsible for the NetAnchor product line.

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