Security-awareness for safety engineers

Overall aim of the tutorial

To raise awareness of cyber security issues and concerns so as to help safety engineers to
- understand the risks that security threats pose to safety systems
- appreciate whether safety systems are adequately secure as well as adequately safe
- know when to seek specialised advice

Learning outcomes
- Understand the importance of ensuring that control systems are both safe and secure
- Be informed about real world security incidents and current concerns
- Be aware of potential threats and vulnerabilities in control systems, and the controls and mitigations that are available
- Have a basic knowledge of security concepts and the principles of building secure systems
- Be aware of relevant standards and guidelines for assessing security risks
- Know when and how to seek more specialised advice about security issues

Program

Venue: Bardeen room, LAAS

09.15 - 09.30 Session 0 - Introduction

09.30 - 11.00 Session 1 - Safety and Security

11.00 - 11.30 Coffee

11.30 - 13.00 Session 2 - Security concepts

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch

14.00 - 15.30 Session 3 - Building secure systems

15.30 - 16.00 Coffee

16.00 - 17.30 Session 4 - Security assurance and standards

Tutorial chair
Robert Stroud
Senior Consultant
Adelard LLP