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The 4th Next Generation Cyber Security for Utilities Conference: Exelon on “OT Incident Response Methods”

Join ACI’s  4th Next Generation Cyber Security for Utilities Conference taking place on 17th & 18th June 2020 in Washington DC, US and do not miss out on  presentation by Charles Salas, Manager of Industrial Cyber Security of Exelon.
Charles will give his presentation in Session 5 in the morning of Conference Day 2 entitled “OT Incident response methods” focusing on:

  • Security event monitoring and data correlation techniques
  • Insider threat investigation support
  • Considerations for containment of compromised assets

Charles Salas is Manager of Industrial Cyber Security at Exelon Corporation, where he provides security architecture design, testing, incident response, and training for 6 utilities and the power generation fleet. He also leads the company’s business aviation and unmanned aircraft systems cyber security initiatives.Prior to Exelon, Charles was the technical lead for the cyber security design and security assessments at 12 onshore oil field sites and the technical lead for a new offshore oil field development in the United Arab Emirates. He was also the technical lead for security assessments and certification & accreditation for presidential aircraft and various intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance airborne platforms. He holds a master of science in information assurance and bachelor of science in computer science. Charles served in the US Air Force in various cyber security officer assignments in tactical communications with joint special forces and air expeditionary groups abroad.

 Confirmed Speakers Also Include: 

  • Michael Kelly, Energy Research Analyst, Navigant Research
  • Suedeen Kelly, Former Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
  • Phyllis Lee, Senior Director of ControlsCenter for Internet Security
  • Juan Lopez Jr, Cyber-Physical R&D Manager, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Jim Linn, Chief Information Officer, American Gas Association
  • Paul Feldman, Chief Information Security Officer, Protect Our Power
  • Spencer Wilcox, Executive Director of Technology and Security, PNM Resources
  • David Lathrop, Manager – Security Technical Services, Avangrid
  • Benjamin Stirling,Lead Generation CybersecurityVistra Energy

Conference website: https://www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/4th-next-generation-cyber-security-for-utilities/

Conference agenda: https://www.wplgroup.com/aci/ecsn4-agenda_mkt/

For information or registration please contact : Angeliki Oikonomou on + 44 (0)203 141 0610