Alison Silverstein, FERC to Present Cyber-Security Standards Keynote Address at CBI's Integrate Utility Electronic and Physical Security Conference.Energy Editors/Business Editors WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2003 The Center for Business Intelligence is proud to announce its Integrate Utility Electronic and Physical Security Conference, June 12-13, 2003, in Chicago, IL. Amid increasing attacks on corporate electronic data infrastructures and intensifying physical security dangers spawned by recent terrorist threats, CBI's timely and utility-focused event provides your organization with insight into utilities' unique infrastructure security concerns. The conference features a FERC FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC FEMA Emergency Response Capability keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. presented by Alison Silverstein, Senior Technical Advisor to the Chairman, on how the FERC's SMD (1) (Storage Module Device) A high-performance hard disk interface used with minis and mainframes that transfers data in the 1-4 MBytes/sec range (SMD-E provides highest rate). See hard disk. proposal will affect electric wholesale market operations and impose cyber-security standards for market participants. The conference also features utility security case studies: -- American Electric Power American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) is a major investor-owner electric utility in various parts of the United States. It is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. It serves parts of 11 states, and is currently the largest electricity generating utility in the United States. coordinates physical and electronic security into one consolidated system; -- Bonneville Power Administration The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is a U.S. self-financed federal agency which transmits and sells wholesale electricity in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and western Montana. The BPA is part of the U.S. Department of Energy, and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. develops procedures to protect its 590 facilities; and -- Potomac Electric Power Company establishes internal security awareness and communication procedures with other utilities and law enforcement. Also attend CBI's conference to learn about successful utility security investment strategies and how to measure return on security investment (ROSI ROSI Return on Security Investment ROSI Repository of Student Information ROSI Rollergirls of Southern Indiana (Evansville, IN) ROSI Raytheon Optical Systems Incorporated ROSI Romanian Open Source and Free Software Initiative ), including a presentation by Aquila Energy Corporation entitled "Building the Post 9-11 Business Case for Security Investment." Plus choose from two, comprehensive, pre-conference workshops on Thursday, June 12, 2003: A) SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) A process control application that collects data from sensors and machines on the shop floor or in remote locations and sends them to a central computer for management and control. System Security -- Examine SCADA Architecture to Determine System Strengths and Correct Weaknesses B) Disaster Recovery -- Prepare Mitigation Strategies, Vulnerability Assessments and Emergency Response Plans In today's high-risk utility environment, one should not miss a conference like this. Join an outstanding group of industry professionals at the only independent forum where utility executives get the information they need to make informed judgments on post-9/11 electronic and physical security procedures. To register, or for more information, contact Steve Ebeling, P: 781-939-2419 or e-mail s.ebeling@cbinet.com. Please mention priority code, PB348PR. Get the complete agenda at http://www.cbinet.com/events/PB348/index.html |
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