CS4CA Summit to Address ANZ Critical Infrastructure Security Challenges – PR.com

Princeton,
NJ,
January
25,
2025
–(PR.com)– The
Cyber
Security
for
Critical
Assets
Summit
–
organized
by
QG
Media,
an
ISMG
company
–
launches
its
first
Australia
and
New
Zealand
edition
on
February
11
and
12,
in
Perth,
Australia.
As
industrial
sectors
across
the
region
enhance
their
digital
capabilities,
the
summit
will
bring
together
security
specialists,
technology
leaders
and
government
representatives
to
strengthen
defense
strategies
against
emerging
threats.
The
two-day
event
will
focus
on
system
protection,
cross-sector
collaboration
and
resource
optimization.

Australia
and
New
Zealand’s
critical
infrastructure
faces
unprecedented
cybersecurity
challenges
as
digital
transformation
accelerates
across
energy,
manufacturing
and
utility
sectors.
The
region’s
industrial
operations
require
robust
protection
strategies
to
safeguard
essential
services
and
maintain
economic
stability.

Cyble’s
Australia
and
New
Zealand
Threat
Landscape
Report
2024
showed
that
over
70%
of
organizations
in
Australia
and
New
Zealand
reported
experiencing
a
rise
in
cyberthreats
targeting
critical
infrastructure,
with
ransomware
attacks
becoming
increasingly
prevalent.
This
surge
in
threats
has
put
additional
pressure
on
organizations
to
strengthen
their
security
posture
while
managing
limited
resources.
“Securing
resources
for
industrial
security
initiatives
remains
a
primary
concern
for
operational
technology
directors
across
ANZ,”
said
Jennifer
Eisenhofer,
vice
president
of
events
at
ISMG.
“This
year’s
summit
specifically
addresses
this
challenge
by
bringing
together
practitioners
who
will
share
proven
methodologies
for
risk
assessment
and
developing
comprehensive
security
programs
that
protect
converged
environments.”

Paul
Karan,
CISO
at
Roy
Hill,
will
present
strategies
for
building
high-performing
IT-OT
security
teams.
His
session
“Stronger
Together:
Building
a
Team
Capable
of
Overseeing
IT
and
OT
Security”
will
demonstrate
how
organizations
can
maximize
team
strengths,
implement
holistic
security
approaches,
and
establish
clear
boundaries
for
unified
security
objectives.

Building
on
these
organizational
strategies,
Serena
King,
assistant
director
of
Cyber
Security
Engagement
at
the
Department
of
Home
Affairs,
will
outline
critical
infrastructure
protection
strategies.
Her
session
will
address
state
funding
priorities
for
cybersecurity,
examine
private
sector
support
mechanisms
and
identify
industries
facing
heightened
attack
risks.

“The
acceleration
of
IT/OT
convergence
has
created
unprecedented
security
challenges
for
industrial
environments,”
said
Kudsia
Kaker,
managing
director
of
QG
Media.
“Our
SOCI
Act
compliance
sessions
specifically
address
the
technical
requirements
for
securing
legacy
systems
while
enabling
digital
transformation
in
this
new
regulatory
landscape.”

The
summit
features
an
executive
panel
on
best
practices
for
ensuring
secure
OT-cloud
integration,
moderated
by
Helen
McLeish,
chief
cyber
security
officer
at
East
Metropolitan
Health
Service.
Industry
experts
Sebnem
Kurklu,
CISO
at
Aurizon;
Michael
Haarsma,
cyber
principal
–
OT,
Energy
Industry;
and
Chris
O’Connor,
senior
engineer
at
Roy
Hill
will
examine
migration
strategies
and
implementation
frameworks.

Throughout
the
summit,
participants
will
explore
digital
transformation
security,
cyber
risk
management
and
system
modernization
approaches.
As
organizations
address
evolving
security
requirements,
the
CS4CA
ANZ
Summit
serves
as
an
essential
platform
for
knowledge
sharing
and
collective
defense.

For
more
information
and
to
register,
visit
https://anz.cs4ca.com/.

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Media

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