SMi Group announce that the registration is now live to attend Oil and Gas Cyber Security North America Conference, taking place on the 13th and 14th of May 2015 in Houston, Texas, USA.

This must attend 2-day event will address the most pressing cyber security issues facing the oil and gas sector with key presentations, case studies, technology sessions, panel debate and live demonstrations delivered by senior industry decision makers from an array of global oil and gas companies.

For more information, please go to http://www.smi-online.co.uk/2015oilgascyberusa22.asp

Benefits of Attending:

• Understand the current key market regulations to set a new standard across the industry
• Discover how you need to operate to create a safer environment
• Discuss how the industry needs to develop in North America
• Evaluate live demos on how to block oncoming attacks and minimise the clean up
• Hear about the latest technology and software available
• Listen from leading case studies and understand what lessons have been learned

Expert Speaker Panel Includes:

• James Morrison, Computer Scientist, Houston Cyber Task Force, FBI
• Michael Lewis, Policy and Framework Advisor, Information Risk Strategy and Management, Chevron Information Technology Company
• Randy Hamilton, Manager, IT Security and Compliance, Newfield Exploration Company
• Catherine Cavazos, Data Security Manager, National Oilwell Varco
• Claudia Escobar, Statewide Security Programme Manager, State of Texas - Department of Information Resources
• Donna Dodson, Chief Cybersecurity Advisor, National Institute Of Standards And Technology
• Glenn Fink, Senior Cyber Security Researcher, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Jason McEachin, Director, Sales Engineering, Lookingglass Cyber Solutions
• Mike Firstenberg, Director of Industrial Security, Waterfall Security Solutions
• Robert Parisi, FINPRO Cyber & Technology Product Lead, Marsh, Inc. and many more.

Plus, an interactive half-day pre-conference Workshop (12th May 2015, Marriott West Loop Hotel, Houston):

Cybersecurity Frameworks and Architectures
The workshop will provide discussions of cybersecurity frameworks/architectures, including the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, the Sherwood Applied Business Security Architecture (SABSA), and the COBIT framework.

Important questions that will be discussed include:

• What is a cybersecurity framework?
• What is its relationship to the enterprise information framework?
• What role does a cybersecurity framework play in securing an enterprise information system?
• What are some of the representative cybersecurity frameworks or architectures?

Sponsored by Lookingglass Cyber Solutions, Waterfall Security Solutions and ERPScan.

Sponsorship enquiries: contact Alia Malick, Director, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or +44 (0) 207 827 6168

Delegate enquiries/registration: contact Andrew Gibbons on +44 (0) 207 827 6156 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Oil and Gas Cyber Security North America

13-14 May 2015

Marriott West Loop Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA

http://www.smi-online.co.uk/2015oilgascyberusa22.asp