The final agenda can be found at www.realtimeacs.com There are several unique hallmarks of the conference:

• Discussions of actual control system cyber impacts
• The significant amount of discussion makes keeping a schedule almost impossible
• Many of the presenters are not recognizable as they are not the typical speakers – these are the control system cyber security experts.

Thursday September 22

High Points:

The final agenda can be found at www.realtimeacs.com There are several unique hallmarks of the conference:

• Discussions of actual control system cyber impacts
• The significant amount of discussion makes keeping a schedule almost impossible
• Many of the presenters are not recognizable as they are not the typical speakers – these are the control system cyber security experts.

Wednesday September 21

High Points:

Just wanted to share with you the latest press release:

Siemens SCADA Specialists and Consultants to Provide Best Practices

Through our Facebook feed we came across these pics - not released on major American news sites - of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant after the earthquake and tsunami.
http://cryptome.org/eyeball/daiichi-npp/daiichi-photos.htm

The industry uses the general term "threat information," but during more detailed discussions, it seems that the information companies seek is more like the traditional military concept of "tactical information."

Read this article and let us know if you agree.

It's Friday afternoon, and the week is winding down. I'm starting to think about packing it in. This ought to be the time to post something funny for "Out of Control" or more good news to follow up on Walt's last post.

The following video from Cooper Crouse Hinds shows the importance of quality control and proper installation practices required when using Explosion Proof enclosures. http://www.crouse-hinds.com/smart/Videos/Haz%20Loc%20Equip.wmv. However when viewing the video I find that the following two sequences tend to reinforce in my mind why we used Intrinsic Safe practices at my former employer in the oil sands.

Hey, it doesn't get much better than that. ISA sent this reminder to my email box this morning. Check it out. SIS training and free CDs. Sweet.

Flashing = Bad is true on so many levels, but being a family blog, the one we're talking about here is arc flash. Not something you want to have happen or be around when it does. Not only can an arc flash ruin your whole day and, perhaps, part of your plant, but it can get you in big trouble with OSHA, not to mention hurting people. 

Now Maverick Technologies is offering a program to help prevent arc flash.

Each year the damage to critical infrastructure
from network incidentsand cyber attacks is measured
in the billions of dollars.

Traci Purdum, senior digital editor, talks
to Eric Byres, chief technology officer of Byres
Security Inc., to understand the risks and learn
how to mitigate them.