WG 4.18 Automation Security
Focus
The "Automation Security" working group addresses issues including the following topics in the context of its experience exchange, its concept developments, formulation of requirements to be met by automation solutions and its involvement in national and international standardisation:
- Risk management
- Asset management
- Safety & Security
- Organisational measures Roles & Responsibilities
- Interaction automation/IT
- Systems engineering/architecture
- Vertical and horizontal integration
- Communication
- Reporting of security incidents and security gaps
- Definition of the user requirements for Automation security solutions
- Influencing of guidelines and standards with regard to the requirements and framework conditions in the process industry
- Monitoring of the standards situation
- Contact to other associations and standardisation committees
Advantages
- Avoidance of costs resulting from impractical requirements from standards through active cooperation in all relevant standardisation institutions, particularly in the DKE
- Avoidance of costs resulting from impractical requirements from governmental institutions like the Bundesamt für Sicherheit und Informationstechnik (BSI) through active cooperation
- Collection of best practices and exchange of experience to avoid security incidents
Recommendations and worksheets
Please refer to the following list for recommendations (NE) and worksheets (NA) managed by the working group:
