Critical Function Analysis & Engineered Controls Seminar

Executive Summary:

This 1-hour virtual seminar on Critical Function Analysis & Engineered Controls is essential for Engineers, Operators, Technicians, IT/OT Cybersecurity Specialists, and Managers in industrial environments. It provides vital insights into identifying crucial system components, understanding dependencies, and embedding robust security controls into designs to enhance resilience against escalating cyber threats. This session offers a foundational look at key principles of Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE), preceding our comprehensive August training. This seminar will be conducted by experts from Idaho National Labs (INL).

Why Attend?

In an era of escalating cyber threats against critical infrastructure, understanding what truly matters in your systems and how to proactively build in defenses is paramount. Traditional engineering is no longer enough to protect against attacks occurring about 13 times every second, ransomware impacting nearly 1 in 4 breaches, and OT/ICS vulnerabilities surging by 70%. This seminar will highlight why a consequence-driven approach and engineered controls are vital for safeguarding operations, minimizing vulnerabilities, and building systems that are resilient from the ground up, aligning with the core tenets of Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE).

What You Will Learn:

This focused seminar will provide vital insights and foundational knowledge on Critical Function Analysis & Engineered Controls, enabling you to:

• Explain necessary versus unnecessary features and components within an industrial system.
• Identify how unnecessary system elements can introduce vulnerabilities or allow for manipulation.
• Identify and describe the specific nature of systems and capabilities that a system is dependent upon to perform its critical functions.
• Analyze how downstream systems and capabilities are dependent upon a system's critical functions.

Who Should Attend?

This seminar is essential for Engineers, Operators, Technicians, IT/OT Cybersecurity Specialists, and Managers in industrial environments who need to understand system criticality and proactive defense strategies.

About the Organizers:

This seminar is part of a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-funded initiative, the Cybersecurity Consortium for Innovation, which emphasizes building resilience by integrating robust cybersecurity into engineering design and operations. This effort is a collaboration with partners including Forge Institute, the University of Arkansas, UA Little Rock, and Bastazo, working to establish a stackable certification program called Cyber-Informed Engineering.