Fraunhofer Institute lectures on control system cyber security

I have been invited to give two lectures at the Fraunhofer Institute in Darmstadt, Germany on various aspects of control system cyber security. The first is scheduled for December 2^nd and the second for January 6^th. The lecture series is called: “A new security culture for "Industrie 4.0". According to their syllabus, experts from Engineering, Informatics, Law and Politics give insight into a topic currently highly debated in the German press: Industry 4.0. This ambitious project aims for nothing less than a "fourth industrial revolution", or more concretely, a stronger computerization of the classical industries, for instance production and automation industry. Such a broad and profound technological change has implications on social, juridical and political issues. Furthermore, information security becomes a central topic, as computer systems become more deeply embedded, more widely distributed and more thoroughly inter-connected. During the course of this lecture series, all these aspects will be discussed by a number of lecturers from many points of views, with a strong focus on the perspective of the industry, as the focal point of this endeavor. A panel discussion with renowned representatives from politics, industry and research will conclude the lecture.

Joe Weiss