Industry Leaders to Discuss Changing Industry Standards and System Vulnerabilities at CBI's 2nd Annual Cyber Security for Utilities.Energy Editors/Business Editors WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2004 CBI is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Cyber Security for Utilities conference, May 17-18, 2004 in Chicago, IL. You will understand current and proposed NERC NERC Natural Environment Research Council (UK) NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation (Princeton, New Jersey, USA) NERC Northeast Recycling Council NERC National Environment Research Council cyber-security standards and guidelines and industry and government initiatives to ensure security. You will learn how to build a case for security investment and recovering costs and benchmark the state of your security program against actual utility and ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. case study examples of security best practices implemented within the industry from Aquila Energy Corporation, Southern Company, California ISO, Electric Reliability Council of Texas  The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) formed in 1970, as the successor to the Texas Interconected System (TIS). , Inc. (ERCOT ERCOT Electric Reliability Council Of Texas, Inc. ) and Dynegy, Inc. CBI has assembled an excellent faculty of speakers who are experts in their fields and will provide you with a first hand view of their experiences, including and NERC perspective on "Cyber-Security Standards for the Future -- Update on NERC's '1200 Standard'" presented by Lynn P. Costantini, Chief Information Officer, NERC. Also benefit from a panel discussion on "Manage 'Gap Analysis' to Comply with Cyber-Security Guidelines" presented by NPCC NPCC National Prostate Cancer Coalition NPCC Northeast Power Coordinating Council NPCC National Park Community College (Hot Springs, AR) NPCC National Petroleum Construction Company (Abu Dhabi, UAE) , ISO New England, ECAR, WECC, California ISO and NRECA NRECA National Rural Electric Cooperative Association . Plus, hear how Constellation Energy Group (Baltimore Gas & Electric) and Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. have updated their patch management programs, overcoming the closing window of opportunity to identify vulnerabilities, test patches in a real time environment and still avoid exploitation. Choose from Two Pre-Conference Workshops, Monday, May 17, 2004 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 Weaknesses in and Solutions for Multi-Component Architectures B: Securing the Internet Gateway and Business Applications In today's high-risk and resource constrained utility environment, you should not miss this conference. We hope you can participate and share the views and experiences of your colleagues in an industry that is constantly evolving. To register, or for more information, contact Steve Ebeling, P: 781-939-2419 or e-mail s.ebeling@cbinet.com. The meeting agenda can be found at http://www.cbinet.com/events/PB456/index.html. |
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