Tuesday, 9 July 2024, 16:00‒16:45 (UTC/GMT+2 or CEST)

Languages: Simultaneous interpretation in English, French, German and Spanish (Simultaneous interpretation – Frequently asked questions)

Increasingly industrial control systems depend on digital networks. IT security gaps in these complex systems can be attacked at any time.

While cyber-attacks have often enabled data theft and caused financial losses, compromised industrial control systems can also injure or kill people. An attack on a German steelwork, for example, meant that a blast furnace could no longer be controlled, posing a considerable safety risk to the plant's employees.

The psychological pressure on employees should not be underestimated, for example when the opening of an email attachment led to months of system downtime. Such attacks illustrate how important safety is for networked control systems, and that employers must also consider the potential impact on the physical and mental health of employees.

Register for this sixth webinar in the “Let's talk about OSH” series, organized by the ISSA Special Commission on Prevention, which aims to raise awareness of the importance of IT security in occupational safety and health (OSH) and to draw attention to protective measures.

Speakers

	Jonas Stein, Research Officer, Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (IFA) of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV)
	Adriana López Hoyos, Electrical Engineer, Chief Executive Officer, Kinnesis Solutions S.A.S, Colombia

This webinar will examine the following questions:

• Why is industrial security important for occupational safety and health (OSH)?
• What are the legal requirements in Germany (Europe) and Colombia (Latin America) to consider industrial security as part of an organization’s risk assessment?
• What measures should organizations implement to protect their staff against the impacts of cyber-attacks?

Agenda

• Welcome by Marcelo Abi-Ramia Caetano, ISSA Secretary General
• Technical introduction by the ISSA
• Legal requirements in Germany (Europe) and Colombia (Latin America) to consider IT security as part of an organization’s risk assessment
• Practical advice for organizations to protect their staff against the impacts of cyber-attacks
• Q&A – Discussion
• Conclusions

Moderated by Bernd Treichel, Senior Technical Specialist in Social Security (Prevention), ISSA

Practical information

The webinar is open to delegates of ISSA member organizations and invited institutions as well as all persons interested in the topic without registration fees.