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Hi Alan,

Good to see you bring systems engineering to the cybersecurity discussion. I am currently doing a PhD in Automotive Cybersecurity, specifically looking at how operational practices in multi-organisational enterprises (viewed as a systems of systems) affect the security of the products and services that they create. I also volunteer with INCOSE UK MBSE Patterns working group in a related capacity. I'm taking a cross-industry perspective to studying best practice and will use knowledge gained to describe enabling patterns of best practice. I expect there to be substantial relevance to all industries, not just auto. It seems that there may be some good cross-over in our interests.

​Stephen

Alan Harding:

... I am keen to be part of the discussion on Cyber Securtiy and how it affects all of the connected and collaborative systems we engineer, and how to ensure these are safe, secure and fit for their intended purposes.

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Hi,

I'm Craig, and am based in Glasgow.  I've just completed a degree in Computing & IT, and am looking to expand my knowledge and experience in cyber security.  This area seems increasingly important, and impacts pretty much all areas.

I am Rony Kakooza


Brief career history: I currently work with an organisation called Pact which deals with delivery of prisoner and family well being as their main technical lead

The organisation I work form deals with sensitive government data a lot mainly from the MoJ and hence security is very important

Hello

I am James Flannery, originally British Army specialist telegraphist with a high Security clearance. Worked in Telecoms ever since in various roles for over 30 years. Currently at Network Rail in Cyber Role. Cisco CCNP.BEng MSc MIET.

Hello to all, I am the Chairman of a Canadian Private company that specializes in passwordless authentication. Canada in common with many countries is facing many scams related to the theft of credentials much of this being done through the theft of passwords made easier through the habits caused by the sheer inconvenience of having to remember so many different, so called strong passwords. I have seen recently an increase in the use of one time passwords or OTPs sent in text messages. This practice has been deprecated for a number of years by NIST and others because it is relatively easy to obtain or intercept text messages. Recently we have seen in Canada a new form of crime related to number portability between different mobile providers. Basically, your phone is illegally transferred to a different carrier at the request of a well informed criminal. This person, with the use of your account and other maliciously obtained information can then make transactions with various financial institutions and this is made really easy when the second factor OTP is now visible to the criminal.


It has proven difficult for those affected by this scam to get recompense from their banks or online merchant accounts. Be careful if you receive a text asking if you are in the process of transferring to a new service provider and you are not. Make calls right away to prevent this from happening. Many mobile providers will now assist you by asking you to place additional security measures on your personal account. This can help as long as that account has not been beached. Be careful please.


This is an example of my day to day experiences, some of which I feel would be of interest to this group.


I am past chair of IET Ottawa Local Network and still active on the committee.

HI, and many thanks for including me.


I am a Senior Consultant at Finch Consulting in Ashby de la Zouch although I normally work from home up in Sheffield.

I am automation / electrical engineer who has worked in manufacturing for over 30 years but escaped 5 years ago and became a consultant.

My interests and involvements are CE Marking, Machinery, Functional Safety mainly, but not exclusively for machinery, automation, robotics and cyber security for automation equipment.


Involvement with cyber security for machinery control systems is both a growth area and a significant area of interest to many of our /my customers.


Looking forward to working with you guys.


Howard Wheeler BSc (Hons), CEng, MIET, FSEng, CSME, CSP

 

Hi there, I'm Paul, working for Wood Nuclear. I'm looking at Cyber security from an OT perspective. Working in the nuclear sector.