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What a cyber security framework for industrial control systems needs to look like
Last week NIST published a draft of the US government’s Cyber Security Framework (CSF). If the CSF was a recipe that was used by three different chefs, one of them could end up with fish soup, the
CSF progresses, but apparently veers off course
Development of the US government’s Cyber Security Framework, as mandated by Presidential Executive Order 13636, is moving forward at quick pace. The second workgroup meeting was held last week, and
Meet Ralph in Amsterdam
Next month Ralph will give a keynote address at the CISO Executive Summit and Roundtable in Amsterdam. Ralph will be present during the whole three-day event, so if you go there, don’t hestitate to
Too important to trust
The other day I asked Dan Geer about his opinion on the anti-risk piece by myself and Perry Pederson. Dan is one of the sharpest minds in the cyber risk camp, if not THE sharpest, so I was prepared
Ralph to address the Doha Energy Forum
Next week, Ralph will brief participants of the Brookings Doha Energy Forum on cyber threats to the oil and gas industry. While last year’s event didn’t include the cyber security topic, cyber
ICS Security Salon in Munich with Ralph and Dale Peterson
Langner hosts a novel ICS security event called the ICS Security Salon. The ICS Security Salon is a one-day event where decision makers from IT, plant planning, and maintenance get briefed on
Notes on Stuxnet 0.5
Symantec found a new Stuxnet variant that made them take a closer look at the 417 attack. Their research results basically match with ours, with a major exception. According to our analysis, the
A rebuttal to President Obama’s executive order on critical infrastructure cyber security
Two weeks ago, President Obama issued an executive order to improve critical infrastructure cyber security. Together with Perry Pederson, a cyber security specialist at the US Nuclear Regulatory
Brookings appoints Ralph as nonresident fellow
The Brookings Institution, one of the most influential DC think tanks, has appointed Ralph as a nonresident fellow. Ralph will work with military analyst Peter Singer, a leading authority on robots on