Wurldtech’s CEO, Tyler Williams, will be on the road for the next few weeks presenting at two high-profile industry conferences where Smart Grid security will be the primary focus.
UTC Telecom 2009
At UTC, Mr. Williams will be delivering a presentation called “From FUD to Fact: Simple solutions to improve the security & robustness of Smart Grid infrastructure.” This will be held (6/3; 9:15 a.m. – 19:30 a.m.). With all the attention lately in the media surrounding cyber terrorism and the vulnerabilities found on the networks that control and manage global critical services such as power, energy, transportation and telecommunications, the need for more practical, data-driven solutions has never been so great. Mr. Williams will talk about how an independent group of large oil and gas companies worked together to improve the security of their industrial control systems and what key lessons the power industry can take to improve the resilience of emerging smart grid deployments.
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http://www.utctelecom2009.utc.org/ ConnectivityWeek
At ConnectivityWeek, Mr. Williams will participate in two panel sessions discussing cyber security issues and best practices from the control system domain and how they relate to emerging smart grid initiatives. The first session falls in the automation & IT convergence track and focuses on the cyber security issues from device integration. This will be held (6/9; 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.). Mr. Williams will also participate in a panel in the cyber security track entitled, “Where should we focus our security efforts for the Smart Grid.” This will be held (6/10; 4 – 5:30 p.m.). This session will attempt to consolidate cyber security efforts from other industries, as well as current emerging smart grid initiatives, and set out recommendations as to how the community can best focus its limited resources to advance the goal of achieving assurance that security is being built into emerging smart systems.
For more information please visit:
http://www.connectivityweek.com/2009/