ISA Sarnia

Dinner Meeting
2015-11-30 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Sarnia Golf & Curling Club, 500 Errol Road West, Sarnia, Ontario, N7V 1X7, Canada
Save the date and plan to join us for our November 30th Dinner Meeting.

Dinner Meeting

Cocktails: 5:00 PM
Dinner: 6:00 PM

Dinner Menu

Romaine Hearts & Iceberg Lettuce

Chicken Supreme, Spinach, Pine Nuts
Warm Apple Crisp

Presentation

Industrial Automation and Control Systems Security Landscape

The purpose of this presentation is to provide a brief but comprehensive overview of the current situation with respect to the standards and practices in Industrial Automation and Control Systems Security. In addition to describing the state of current and emerging standards it addresses what is required to establish an effective cyber security management system. This includes an introduction to the fundamental concepts that form the basis of current and planned standards.
Specific topics to be addressed include:

IT and OT; What’s the point?
Changing the Conversation
Creating the Program
Fundamental Concepts
Practical Help

Speaker

Eric C. Cosman

As the Principal Consultant at OIT Solutions, Eric C. Cosman provides consulting and advisory services with a specific focus on the management of information technology solutions in Operations and Engineering.
With over 35 years of experience in the process industries, Eric has held positions in process engineering, process systems software development, telecommunications, IT operations, automation architecture and consulting. Specific responsibilities have included system architecture definition and design, project management, technology life cycle management, and integration planning for manufacturing focused IT systems.
Eric has contributed to and has held leadership positions in various standards committees, industry focus groups, and advisory panels. He has been a contributor to the work of the ISA95 committee, served as the vice president of Standards and Practices at ISA and is currently a member of the ISA Executive Board.
Since 2002 Eric has been a leader in the development of standards and practices for industrial control systems security. He co-founded and sponsored a Chemical Sector Cyber Security Program team focused on industrial control systems cyber security and was one of the authors of the Chemicals Sector Cyber Security strategy for the USA. He is also a founding member and currently serves as the co-chair of the ISA99 committee on industrial automation and control systems (IACS) security.

Reservations, Cost & Contact Information

$15.00 for ISA Members, $25.00 for Non-Members
All ISA Members and Guests are requested to reserve in advance
Please reserve before Wednesday – November 25th, 2015.

To confirm your attendance, please contact Terri Bell at Intertec.
– Phone: 519 333 2819
– Email: terri.bell@intertec-inst.com

For special dietary needs, please contact the Sarnia Golf & Curling Club three days prior to this meeting.

Phone: 519 336 2201
