Security vulnerabilities in critical national infrastructure
Security vulnerabilities in critical national infrastructure
Several wireless technologies are today essential for the provision of both public services and the functioning of industry businesses and their products. The security of these technologies may be taken for granted, for example: GPS provision and usage is very widespread, though vulnerabilities exist which are not difficult to exploit. This event explores the assumed securities of a number of related technologies, from Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) through to identity management and authentication, raising awareness of their vulnerabilities and possible avenues to increase their resilience.
Speakers include:
- Saif Abed - Director of Cybersecurity Advisory Services, The AbedGraham Group
- Aled Catherall - CTO, Plextek
- Franck Courbon - CEO, Ethicronics
- Leon Lobo - Head of the National Timing Centre, National Physical Laboratory
- Richard Storer - Director of Security, Picocom
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Security, Privacy, Identity & Trust (SPIT) SIG Champions
Zahid Ghadialy
Zahid is a technologist with a deep understanding of architecting world-class mobile products and solutions. With over 20 years of experience in the telecom industry in various roles, he has been an evangelist for mobile and wireless technologies. Over the years he has accumulated a vast following on his blogs and social networks with simple explainer posts and videos. His 3G4G blogs are widely read where he looks at different aspects of mobile technology and especially 5G and 6G nowadays, including the architecture, deployments, use cases, applications, etc. His YouTube channel is also very popular where he explains many new features expected as part of 5G in the future. While his style and content is unique, he also references many industry publications and provides slides that are very useful to view online. He is also very active on Twitter under his @3G4GUK brand helping disseminate the benefits of 5G and why 5G will be needed in the long run. He covers a very wide portfolio of 5G related information that is hard to find otherwise. Until recently, Zahid was a Senior Director looking at Technology & Innovation Strategy in Parallel Wireless. As a brand ambassador, he represented the company in various Open RAN discussions and also created tutorials on Open RAN and O-RAN which are being used as reference for new starters on the topic.
- Twitter:
- @zahidtg
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/zahidtg/
Dr Bob Oates
Bob Oates is a specialist in the interaction between safety and security for operational technology, critical infrastructure, and IoT devices. He works within the Engineering Assurance Team at Cambridge Consultants, ensuring that intelligent, AI-enabled systems are safe and secure. In addition to his academic background, Bob has over a decade of industrial experience working in the critical national infrastructure, defence, aerospace, nuclear, and maritime domains, including acting as the head of security for the development of the world’s first commercial remotely operated ship. He holds an Honorary Professorship in Safety and Security at De Montfort University.
