July Virtual Technical Dinner Meeting

When:  Jul 31, 2024 from 05:00:00 PM to 06:00:00 PM (AT)
Associated with  Saudi Arabia

July Technical Dinner Meeting

                       

 

 

The Saudi Arabian Section of ISA (ISA-SAS), in collaboration with

TAQUEIN AUTOMATION & Fortress Labs

invites you to join us at the upcoming Virtual Technical Meeting

Attendance is free of charge for all ISA members, in addition to one guest per ISA member.

 

Title:

What Lessons Should Industrial Asset Operators Learn from the CrowdStrike Failure?

 

The CrowdStrike failure on July 19, 2024, caused global outages, delays, and shutdowns—all as a result of a faulty patch that was auto-deployed across Windows IT systems. In this presentation, the founders of Fortress Labs, in partnership with TAQUEIN AUTOMATION, will delve into the various lessons that industrial operators and cybersecurity professionals can learn from the CrowdStrike disaster. Even though the vast majority of industrial systems were not affected by the event, there are significant implications—and critical lessons—for industrial organizations vis-a-vis cyber resilience, disaster recovery, vulnerability management, and infrastructure isolation that cannot be ignored. The presentation will be followed by Q&A and open discussion.

 

Presented by

Ben Simon and Leor Fishman

 

Ben Simon(left) and Leor Fishman(right) are the CEO and CTO of Fortress Labs, respectively. Both former Harvard Undergraduates, Ben spent his early career at multiple venture capital firms, leading investments in security, privacy, and computing infrastructure, and Leor has worked as an engineer or engineering manager at MITRE, Leidos, and multiple venture-backed startups.

 

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Wednesday 31st July 2024

Presentation:

 from 05:00 PM

till 6:00 PM

 Zoom link for virtual attendance: https://zoom.us/j/4974320278?pwd=SkFrc0xUck03SHhBYWNEOXZyN0NuZz09

Location