The US Government (NIST) has published A Discussion Draft of the Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework (pdf). This is a key preparatory document to read if you are attending the fourth workshop in Dallas, Texas on Sept 11-13.
Patrick Coyle highlighted the US Department of Transportations on the “annual public meeting about the connected vehicle research program”. Probably get a bit more attention after the Defcon auto-hacking publicity.
Is monitoring federal ICS part of the US DHS $6B program of Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation?
ISA99 has released a draft of ISA-62443-4-2 Technical Security Requirements for IACS Components. Send your comments in by Sept 30th. You can see all the drafts on this page.
Tweet of the Week
Two weeks in a row without a tweet of the week. Time to ease up on the filter.
Worth Reading Articles
Critical Intelligence’s ICS Security Event Calendar Updates
- Critical Infrastructure Track at Hacker Halted, Sept 19-21 in Atlanta, GA DP Note – Joe Weiss is giving a talk in the plenary, interesting culture clash
- New SCADAHacker training events, various
- Multiple Matrikon OPC Training Events – Level 5 is security, various
Critical Intelligence provides reports and other information products on Cyber Situational Awareness and Threat Intelligence services for Industrial Control System Owner/Operators, Vendors and Government stakeholders.
Image by chrisinplymouth