• Manufacturing "Factory of the Future" Webinar Series

    Cyber risk in advanced manufacturing: How to make your business more secure, vigilant, and resilient

    April - Tuesday 11th, 2017 11 AM ET

    Cyber risk in advanced manufacturing: How to make your business more secure, vigilant, and resilient’

    Join us on April 11 as we discuss findings and recommendations from a recent MAPI and Deloitte study on cyber risk in advanced manufacturing. The webcast will cover the following:

    • Evolving cyber risks manufacturers face.
    • Exploration of trends and risks in key areas: executive/board level engagement, human capital, industrial control systems, intellectual property, connected products, and industrial ecosystems.
    • Leading strategies manufacturers can employ to be more secure, vigilant, and resilient in managing cyber risk.

    https://www.mapi.net/
    Deloitte and MAPI Study

    Secure Manufacturing - Speaker: Dwayne Edwards Cisco


    On Demand

    Manufacturing networks have grown as targets of cyber crime and are now the no. 1 target for ransomware attacks. Protect your organizations intellectual property, technology and processes as valuable assets.

    Join us on Jan. 31st for the first of a series of lunch and learn seminars held right in the comfort of your own office. Aimed at the IT and Operations group this foundational talk will cover 2 common issues.

    1.) How to build and operate an industrial DMZ – The air gap is gone, secure connectivity between the cement and carpeted space is a common business requirement. We will discuss the technological, operational and cultural design criteria that drive proper DMZ design.
    2.) Remote access – The number of internal and external stakeholders requiring secure, authenticated access to shop floor machinery and software increases constantly. Learn how to deploy a secure operationally efficient path to machinery and automation controls for employees, contractors, OEM and Systems Integrators.

    Cyber Threats and Its Impact on National Security - Speaker: Neil Hershfield Department of Homeland Security


    February - Wednesday 22nd, 2017 11 AM ET

    What does Cyber Security look like for the Department of Homeland Security? Join us on Feburary 22nd, for this for this informative webinar where we will look at the top challenges our Country is facing in industrial manufacturing. Learn from others mistakes as we will highlight the top 5 common threats facing the industry.

    About the Presenter: Neil Hershfield is employed with Cybersecurity and Communications of the U. S. Department of Homeland Security. Neil is Deputy Section Manager for ICS-CERT, Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team.

    Prior to his current role, Neil was Program Manager for the National Cyber Security Division Mission Support contract with SRA International, Inc. Previously, Neil was employed with The Dow Chemical Company and held a variety of managerial and leadership positions in Economic Development, the Chemical Sector Cyber Security Program, Global eCommerce, Marketing and Sales."

    Convergence of IT and OT through Connected Factory - Speaker: Scot Wlodarczak Cisco


    March - Tuesday 14th, 2017 11 AM ET

    Have you maximized automation of your processes, reduction of downtime, and increased productivity? Like many of your peers, there is always room for improvement and many have already taken steps to be the Factory of the Future. Leverage best practices and lessons learned from leading companies who have blazed the trail in realizing results from Industrial IoT. Learn how a converged network infrastructure such as Connected Factory is a sure fire way to tackle your operational challenges. Find out the most compelling use cases to tackle first so that you can increase uptime and improve operational equipment effectiveness.

    Join us on March 14th as subject matter experts Scot Wlodarczak and Eric Ehlers lead an engaging discussion on these topics.

Please select from one of the following:

  • January - On Demand
  • February - Wednesday 22nd, 2017 11 AM ET
  • March - Tuesday 14th, 2017 11 AM ET
  • April - Tuesday 11th, 2017 11 AM ET
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