KEMA's conference series on the cyber security of control systems continues. The  conference 'Business and Technical Advancements of Integrated Cyber Security Solutionsheld' will explore the integration of business, technical and regulatory aspects of security solutions for industrial control systems, and the evolving approaches to safeguard critical assets.

The conference, held on August 6th - 9th, 2006, will focus on meeting the following objectives for the participants:

• Increase the understanding of control system cyber security issues, including demonstrations using actual control equipment and case studies of electronic impacts on control systems
• Provide information on what security technology is currently available, as well as what procedures and technology can be applied to achieve more secure operations today
• Build on the advances made in the past five years, explore what technology functions still need to be developed for secure operations of our control systems
• Understand the differences between control systems and IT systems and why IT security technology is not sufficient to protect critical control systems
• Understand control system vulnerabilities and what control system architecture is needed to adequately protect these systems
• Discuss actual cases of cyber intrusions in control systems-intentional and unintentional
• Learn about the continuing efforts undertaken by government and industry organizations in control system security, and what the regulators are requiring for security
• Share your concerns on cyber security issues with other users and control system suppliers