Empresas de energía y proveedores de soluciones se reunirán para desarrollar prácticas óptimas de seguridad cibernética en sus activos - Seguridad Mania.com - España y América Latina

Las principales compañías de energía y servicios públicos de toda Europa y EE.UU, y los proveedores de soluciones especializadas (incluyendo WurldTECH, FOX-IT, Green Hills Software y Verizon) se reunirán en San José de Costa Rica el 8 y 9 de noviembre con el fin de desarrollar directrices sobre prácticas óptimas para certificar la seguridad y fiabilidad de la infraestructura crítica y los activos de información.

Nota de prensa en inglés:

Eyeforenergy: €150bn Energy Cyber Security Industry Attracts E-ON, Shell, CPNI & ENISA to International Meeting

On the 8th – 9th November cyber security and energy experts from across Europe and USA will be meeting major international energy & utility companies and solution providers in Amsterdam to develop best practice guidelines to certify the security and reliability of critical infrastructure and information assets.

(PRWEB) August 26, 2011

According to sources at Eyeforenergy, Leading Energy & Utility companies from across Europe will hear from specialist solution providers including WurldTECH, FOX-IT, Green Hills Software and Verizon in order to find the best way to control system cyber security into their assets in a time and cost efficient manner. In light of the Stuxnet malware and Night Dragon attacks the reality of the risk associated with automating the energy systems and rolling at ‘smart’ technology has been vividly illustrated to the globe and Europe is developing comprehensive plans in order to mitigate future risks.

Due to this the meeting has become of huge interest to the global nuclear industry and rumours of the C- level attendees and speakers quickly began to circulate, resulting in Directors of utilities from France, China, Russia and the UK instantly securing their places at the meeting.

The summit now boasts international energy & utility companies sharing their cyber security expertise including Elia, Alliander, E-ON, Shell, NEK and case studies from the The Hermes-Castor-Midas project, carried out by: ABB, Alliander, Brabant Water, Gasunie and Waternet. Each leading international organization will offer their best practice solutions to overcome the major security and reliability challenges and accelerate the booming smart technology and cyber security industry– starting with the Europe.

Meeting hosts FC Business Intelligence stated “The sister summit to this in the USA brought together over 20 leading public and private utilities from across USA and Canada and with the European market set for rapid expansion and major changes on the regulatory landscape we are expecting this summit to be even better attended. With €10trillion being invested in updating European energy infrastructure to enhance connectivity and efficiency by 2020 the time to invest in the European energy industry has never been better. ”

In short, key opportunities for suppliers and global utilities looking to take advantage of the global smart technology and security renaissance are all looking at Europe to lead the way in implementing international solutions to ensure the protection of key energy assets.

If you want to secure your place in the multi-€bn European critical infrastructure and cyber security industry you need to attend the region’s only major international summit – The Cyber Security for Energy Delivery Conference, San Jose, 8th – 9th November.