The Role of the Engineering Community
March 19, 2024, 10 a.m. CT
Virtual Summit
Through increasingly complex digital systems that intertwine with critical infrastructure and technology-enabled resources and services, cyberthreats are outpacing prevention and management. The frequency, effectiveness and impact of malware, ransomware, deep fakes and disinformation for hire, cyberfraud and other cyberattacks are exponentially increasing.
This virtual summit will explore the role the engineering community must play to strategically address this driving force — not only as creators but stewards of technology on behalf of society. Join us to explore:
- How can we go beyond cybersecurity to cyber resilience for our socio-technical systems?
- What major barriers could constrain a proactive response to this cyberthreat environment?
- How can the engineering community build its cybersecurity capabilities and/or digital-savvy workforce?
- How should the engineering community respond to an emerging “digital-social contract” to create trustworthy technologies for society?
- What are the macro-ethical dilemmas in this complex, cyberthreat landscape?
Registration fee: $200
Register nowWho should attend:
- Design leaders for critical infrastructure facilities – energy, water, wastewater, transportation, mining, commercial and industrial manufacturing
- Public sector regulators
- Engineering staff for public and private sector owners of critical infrastructure facilities
- CISO’s of engineering organizations
- Faculty involved with teaching of critical infrastructure design
What attendees will leave with:
- Enhanced knowledge of the types of cyber threats facing critical infrastructure designers and owners
- Increased understanding of the approaches needed to address cyber threats beyond current “cyber-hygiene” practices
- Shared sense of purpose and urgency for the engineering community to collaborate in building a cyber-secure future for our critical infrastructure
Pre-Summit Reading List
Provocateurs
Provocateurs for the summit will offer perspectives on current cyber threats to critical infrastructure, the current cyber security narrative within the engineering community, the ethics of cyber security and engineering practice, and the state of cyber security and engineering education.
Andrew Bochman. Andy is Grid Strategist-Infrastructure Defender for Idaho National Laboratory’s National & Homeland Security Directorate. He provides strategic guidance on topics at the intersection of grid security and climate resilience to senior U.S. and international government and industry leaders.
Mikhail Chester. Mikhail is a professor of Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering and the director of the Metis Center for Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering at Arizona State University’s School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment. He manages a research program focused on infrastructure disruption and innovation describing the challenges and needs for transforming critical systems for the Anthropocene.
Jonathan Grant. Jonathan is the manager of U.S. OT Cyber Security Engineering at National Grid, which owns and operates electrical and natural gas networks serving over 20 million people across New York and Massachusetts. He focuses on operational technology (OT) cybersecurity, with over 20 years of experience around OT systems.
Andre Ristaino. Andre is Managing Director, Conformity Assessment Programs and Global Consortia, at International Standards Association. He oversees the development of automation, control system, and cyber security certification processes at ISA.
Chris Walcutt. Chris is Chief Security Officer at Direct Defense, which provides enterprise risk assessments, penetration testing, ICS/SCADA security services, and 24/7 managed security services for companies of all sizes. He is a cyber security consultant and evangelist in the critical infrastructure space and volunteer team mentor to the national champion Cyber Patriot team in the middle and high school competition.
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