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Have you checked out ISSA Connect yet? The next issue is up there with my column, A Curmudgeon’s Party Line. This month’s topic is quite timely as there have been several new attacks published related to SCADA and industrial systems. This article explores some of the reasons why we might see the marriage of IP-based systems with industrial systems causing issues today and in the future.
RSA recently published the SBIC report entitled ‘Getting Ahead of Advanced Threats’. One of the recommendations from the report is about finding the right people with the right skills to become Cyber Security Analysts. Dave Martin, CSO for the EMC suggests “ Cyber Risk intelligence requires a skill set combining abilities to understand threats, the business environment and security controls in order to determine the risks to the business and what controls would mitigate this risk.” This is a pretty tall order for most organizations. They may have many individuals whose skills match one of these areas, but rarely all of them.
