New Zealand ICS / OT community

Speaker Information

Thank you for your interest in presenting at an NZ ICS Cyber Technical Network forum.

This information is focused on presenting at a Forum (free; online/hybrid/in-person throughout the year)

If you want to know about presenting at a Summit (paid; in-person only; major event), check out the Summit Information page

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Information about NZ ICS Cyber TN:

Purpose/Aim: An industry-led organisation established to promote the sharing and understanding of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cyber Security ideas in order to foster learning, development, and improve cyber security maturity for NZ industrial companies.

Events:

  • Regular forum (typically virtual or hybrid – zero cost to attend)
  • Annual summit/conference (in-person only – nominal cost to attend)

Latest information available at https://icscyber.org.nz or https://icscyber.org.nz/NextEvent.pdf

Any questions, comments, or concerns can be directed to Peter Jackson, Facilitator, NZ ICS Cyber Technical Network via info@icscyber.org.nz.

Members

The NZ ICS Cyber TN is made up of members from across NZ (with some international members with an interest in NZ OT security). Various backgrounds, including IT and ICS professionals. Owner/operators, as well as vendors and service providers. Various industries, including both critical (CNI) and non-critical industrial organisations. The forum has a technical focus (not a non-technical/ management focus). Most members have a good understanding of OT principles (skip the basics).

Typical Forum Agenda (weekday afternoon)

  • [1:45 pm] [Pre-call technical checks]
  • 2:00 pm Start call – intro from host
  • 2:05 pm Speaker presentation using slides
  • 2:35 pm Open discussion forum on presentation topic
  • 3:00 pm Call ends

Typical Talk Content

The talk should have a focus on technical topics of interest to the NZ ICS Cyber Security community

  • Talks should be technical in nature (not sales and marketing). Talks about a vendor's product or service should focus on the problems/solutions/technical capabilities.
  • Presentations from technical personnel are welcome. Sales and marketing presenters should have a technical background if they wish to present for the NZ ICS Cyber TN
  • Talks should have an industrial control system focus – OT security (not corporate IT/enterprise)
  • Talks about standards are welcome (e.g., VCSS-CSO, 62443) but should be technical in nature – ‘here’s how I achieved this requirement in my OT environment’.
  • To maintain a non-commercial focus, please limit any ‘about company’ slides to 1 slide and spend no more than 30 seconds on this topic. Content focus should not be on your company or what it does or sells, but on the issues and problems it addresses.

Finances:

The group is not financial and is run by volunteers. There are no paid personnel (speakers, committee, panelists) for any events. No speaking fees or travel costs will be paid. The annual summit is a ticketed event. Funds from the event go towards conference costs and administrative costs for the group (Zoom/web/etc).