ARC to Speak at API Oil and Gas Cybersecurity Conference

ARC (more specifically, the author of this post) is excited to be presenting in conjunction with ExxonMobil at the upcoming American Petroleum Institute Cybersecurity Conference to be held in the Woodlands, Houston at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Convention Center November 12 and 13. We're going to be discussing the cybersecurity risks associated with the built environment, a topic that may seem a little out of left field for some, but it poses a huge risk to industry and critical infrastructure around the world.

The systems that control our buildings consist of a wide array of often disparate and legacy systems that are typically loaded with cyber vulnerabilities. If you are an oil and gas industry end user, or really any end user in an industrial or critical infrastructure application, these systems can no longer be considered as completely isolated from your manufacturing and operational processes and should be evaluated for potential cyber risks and vulnerabilities. In the oil and gas industry, the built environment ranges from commercial office space to structures like warehouses, control buildings, and remote instrument enclosures.

Environmental conditions in these structures have a direct impact on process reliability and availability. The new generation of IoT-enabled building automation systems provide unparalleled connectivity to the enterprise and to a wide range of existing systems, but they also expand the cyber threat landscape considerably. To find out more and to discuss what end users can do to address these issues, come on down to the conference! I will also be discussing this topic at the upcoming ARC Industry Forum in Orlando this February.