This seminar will focus on security recommendations and key considerations to help you design and deploy a more robust and secure plant floor.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED:

• Defense-in-depth holistic security approach
• Creating a control system network resistant to attack
• Ensuring entities participating in the network are only those the system owner trusts
• Protecting your intellectual property
• Detecting and preventing attacks on the control system and managing security policy 

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PRESENTERS:

• Tony Baker, Rockwell Automation: Tony, Product Manager for Network Security, has ownership of the network security product portfolio.  In addition, he is responsible for driving security standards and features into other Rockwell Automation infrastructure products.  He has been with Rockwell Automation for 8 years in various roles including: Process System Engineering, System Engineering & Test Manager, and Product Management. 
• Clark Case, Rockwell Automation: Clark, Technology Manager for Application Security, has responsibility for security features and functions below the network level. In his 20 years of industrial automation experience, he’s worked in a wide variety of roles in application engineering, product development and product management. He’s been working on Industrial Control System security for the past 6 years.
• Greg Gernert, Rockwell Automation: Greg is the Marketing Manager for Network Infrastructure & Security Products.  In this role, Greg works with Rockwell Automation partners and customers with sales promotions and product launches.  He has been with Rockwell Automation for 4 years as Marketing Manager and as an OEM Account Manager.  Prior to Rockwell, he held a variety of roles with an Original Equipment Manufacturer with increasing leadership including: Service Manager, Sales, Operations and VP/General Manager. 
• Amadou Diaw, Rockwell Automation: Amadou is the North American South-Central Business Development Leader for Network Services and Security.  In this role, Amadou is responsible for helping drive and coordinate network services and security solutions as well as Rockwell Automation products portfolio.  He has joined Rockwell Automation this year from Johnson Controls where he was the West Regional Project Developer. He has also worked for Siemens as a Project Manager and the USAF ACC MAJCOM as a regional Energy Manager
• John French, Panduit: John is one of several Industrial Technical Systems Engineers for Panduit North America. John primarily handles the Central US working with the local territory account managers and distributors to develop solutions for end users. The Industrial Automation presentation discusses the importance of the physical infrastructure and the requirements to create a secure, robust and future ready network. The presentation covers all aspects of the physical layer utilizing a structured cabling backbone, building block approach and a zone topology to eliminate network sprawl.  Correctly installing the physical layer will help minimize the occurrence of internal intentional and accidental security threats.
• Robert Albach, Cisco: Robert is a product manager in the Security Business Unit at Cisco, responsible  for intrusion prevention offerings. Before joining Cisco in 2010 he held product management positions for intrusion prevention offerings at Hewlett-Packard/TippingPoint. He has more than 15 years of experience with systems management and security product offerings and has presented at the RSA trade show and other security venues.