NERC CIP Experts to Detail Strategies for Safeguarding Critical Cyber Assets in Informative Webinar
July 2009 Deadline Fuels Industry Need for Compliance Guidance, Objectives, Realities and Solutions
POST FALLS, Idaho (May 22, 2009) -- Executives from TriGeo Network Security and Earthling Security, Inc. will host an informative webinar
detailing the North American Electrical Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) mandate and strategies that energy businesses
can put into practice to achieve compliance prior to the July 2009 deadline.
The webinar, scheduled for Wednesday, May 27th at 11 a.m. PT (2 p.m. ET), will feature expert commentary and insight from Yusuf Ahmed, president and security thought evangelist of Earthling Security, Inc. and lead security consultant and project manager at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and Michelle Dickman, president and CEO of TriGeo Network Security.
Ahmed played an integral role in helping FERC achieve its internal compliance requirements. Dickman has decades of IT security experience, helping businesses proactively defend their networks from malicious cyber attacks.
Attendees will learn about:
- Potential attacks, cyber warfare and national energy infrastructure safety
- Strategies and tactics to mitigate cyber attacks
- The CIP standards and where they apply
- Strategies for implementing CIP standards and FISMA controls
- The difference between compliance and protection
- How Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) can proactively protect critical infrastructure
WHO:
Yusuf Ahmed, lead security consultant and project manager at FERC
Michelle Dickman, president and CEO, TriGeo Network Security
WHAT:
NERC CIP: Compliance Objectives, Realities, Solutions
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 27th, 11 a.m. PT (2 p.m. ET)
WHERE:
Register at http://www.trigeo.com/register/expert_series.htm
Immediately following Ahmed's presentation, Dickman will present a live product demonstration showing precisely how the collection, management and
analysis of log data plays a role in many of the NERC CIP requirements and helps to actively protect your network.
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About TriGeo Network Security
TriGeo Network Security delivers enterprise security information and event management (SIEM) designed specifically for the needs of the midmarket. TriGeo SIM is the only real-time SIEM appliance that automatically identifies and responds to network attacks, suspicious behavior and policy violations. This award-winning product combines real-time log management, event correlation, USB detection and prevention with powerful active response technology. TriGeo SIM is both a unique network defense technology and an "Audit-Proven" compliance solution that meets the security monitoring and log management requirements imposed by PCI, GLBA, NCUA, FDIC, HIPAA, SOX and more.
TriGeo has hundreds of customers across key vertical markets including financial services, healthcare, government, utility, retail and media/entertainment. TriGeo SIM has won numerous awards including the 2007 and 2008 SC Magazine Reader Trust Award, 2007 Frost & Sullivan North American Technology Innovation of the Year Award, the Bank Technology News #1 ranking in the 2008 FutureNow List, and the SC Magazine Best Buy of 2006 award for Event Management. The Company is a member of the PCI Security Standards Council and PCI Security Vendor Alliance and is represented by partners worldwide.
For additional information about TriGeo and its products, services and partners, please contact TriGeo at 1 (866) 664-9292 or at www.TriGeo.com, and visit the TriGeoSphere blog at blog.TriGeo.com.
