PANEL DISCUSSION: The cyber-physical security challenge

PANEL DISCUSSION: The cyber-physical security challenge
How do we address the rapidly converging cyber-physical security space?
Cyber attacks and Ransomware are becoming real issue and concern, where Colonial Pipeline and Solar Winds are recent prime examples. These cyber attacks are having an increasing impact on the physical assets infrastructure, requiring greater collaboration in the cyber-physical domain to better protect critical infrastructure. The strategy of ransomware cyber attacks on critical infrastructure has wider implications across other infrastructure services, and a broader economic impact on, for example, the price of petrol and oil, or panic purchasing from stores. Such cyber attacks, of which Ransomware is most common at the moment, should be a concern to us all. Are these State sponsored cyber hacks with the objective to disrupt, spread miscommunication and gather intelligence, or professional criminal organisations sponsored looking to make ‘easy money’ from creating the threat of economic harm? The interdependencies of our infrastructures means that such attacks are very difficult to isolate to the single asset. In this interesting, interactive panel discussion, we explore what happens in these cyber attacks, what lessons should be learned, how they can be prevented, as well as discuss how we can build better cyber-physical security and resilience into infrastructure networks. What is the impact on non-cyber, physical and resilience? Who should take responsibility and how can government, agencies, operators and the supply chains better collaborate to mitigate the next disastrous attack?
Chair/Moderator: John Donlon QPM FSI

Deron T. McElroy, Chief, Cybersecurity Services, Region VI, CISA

Collin Arnold, Director, New Orleans Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness

Marco Ayala, Director Industrial Control Systems Security, InfraGard Sector Chief, 1898 & Co., Burns & McDonnell

Jim Linn, Executive Director, DNG-ISAC & CISO, American Gas Association

Kate Ledesma, SecurityScorecard