Innovation Convergence: The Future is Now
By Tamara Anderson, Vice President of Corporate Strategy and General Counsel

I love hearing from tech leaders who live and work on the bleeding edge. Topics that the rest of us consider futuristic are addressed by tech pioneers in the context of here and now – just as necessary and commonplace as prioritizing your to-do list or choosing a restaurant for tonight’s dinner. At a technology law conference in Austin last week, leaders from companies like Tesla, Rackspace, and... Read more

By Tamara Anderson Technology, OT, ICS 0 Comments

Are We Four Lines of Python Away from Cybersecurity Trouble?
By David Zahn, CMO, GM of Cyber Security Business Unit

A USA Today reporter recently interviewed the guys who hacked the Jeep Cherokee last year. One of the white hats said something that was particularly distressing. He said that he wrote “four lines of python and owned [had access to] 1.4 million cars.” What gets me is not that he did it (he revealed their hack to Fiat/Chrysler before publishing), but that a hunk of metal traveling down the road at 60 or... Read more

By David Zahn Control, Industrial, Systems, Cybersecurity, Risk, Safety 0 Comments

When ICS Cybersecurity Gets Personal: The Risk of the Disgruntled Employee
By Nick Cappi, Director, Global Business Development

In recent news, we’ve learned that a former Georgia-Pacific IT specialist is now facing prison time and significant fines following the cyber attack he waged upon his ex-employer – an attack which occurred just days after he was fired by the company. He caused disruption at the Port Hudson paper mill targeting the distributed control system (DCS) and quality control system for the machinery used to... Read more

By Nick Cappi Cybersecurity, DCS, Oil 0 Comments

Cybersecurity Road Trip
By David Zahn, CMO, GM of Cyber Security Business Unit

During the last two weeks, I had the privilege to speak on cybersecurity at two industry conferences, the ARC World Industry Forum and the SANS 11th Annual ICS Security Summit. While these represent two different audiences, the sessions and conversations were strikingly similar and I think reflective of how industry is viewing ICS cybersecurity. Here are some of the consistent themes:You must know what you have. Users and... Read more

By David Zahn Technology, Cybersecurity, ARC, Inventory, SANS, Strategy 0 Comments

Innovation Required: ExxonMobil Drives Revolutionary Change in ICS Industry
By Tamara Anderson, Vice President of Corporate Strategy and General Counsel

ExxonMobil’s Research and Engineering Company (EMRE) is demonstrating timely leadership through its initiative to re-architect the process automation platform. On January 14, 2016, EMRE announced the award of a research-phase contract to Lockheed Martin (LM) to champion the design of an open and secure next-gen architecture emulating the open avionics environment embraced by defense and aerospace industries... Read more

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