Many operators are not prepared for the changing cyber threats commonly encountered today. Unlike IT systems that can be easily refreshed and patched, industrial control system (ICS) assets face other unique challenges and solutions. BBA received funding from NRCan’s Canada Cyber Security and Critical Energy Infrastructure Program (CCEIP) to develop a Risk Methodology for ICS […]

ISA Montreal invites you to its annual general meeting on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 ! As part of this event, we also offer a technical presentation on Cybersecurity! Date: Wednesday, June  9 2021, starting at 16:30 (AGM starts at 16:45) - Site: Virtual Zoom meeting - Please register for the event here:: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nvWS6cJ4SCqrbRBGOBHvRA   Agenda: […]

CAMaaS stands for CAMera as a Sensor.  In this webinar, you learn the requirements and steps to convert an image from a simple camera into a sensor. This means converting the image into a status or value that can be interfaced with the SCADA/HMI for alarming, trending and even control. If humans can make decisions based on the […]

Presentation en Anglais seulement Registration is free, please register to get the conference call information FUNDAMENTALS OF PROCESS ENGINEERING – SESSION #1 : TANKS Process engineers and I&C engineer are required to work very closely on projects to develop P&ID (based on ISA S5.1 standard). To re-enforce this collaboration, ISA Montreal is organizing a series […]

The speaker for this presentation is Denis Champagne, Process Engineer at Enerkem. Over the past 10 years, Denis has worked on bringing innovative environmental technologies to commercial scale in the fields of Biofuels at Enerkem and Carbon Capture at Shell Cansolv. He has experienced many stages of clean-tech projects from lab work, piloting, data analysis and […]

Industrial Control Systems (ICS also referred to as OT or Operational Technology, consisting of SCADA, PLC, DCS etc.) have historically been insecure by design. Several years into customizing and applying best practices from IT gave rise to secure protocols, use of encryption, network segmentation & isolation etc. However, there has not been much focus on […]

ISA Montreal invites you to its annual general meeting on Wednesday June 8th, 2022! As part of this event, we also offer a technical presentation on Alarming and Loop Tuning! Date: Wednesday June 8th, 2022, starting at 17:00 (AGM starts at 18:00) Site: Le Calvi au Centropolis - 2940 Ave Pierre-Péladeau, Laval, QC, H7T 3B3 Appetisers […]

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It might sound cliché that cybersecurity is important in industrial environments, but with the level of connectivity that started in the 1990s – industrial control systems (ICS) have never been more connected than they are today.  The good news is, it’s easy to find the right network equipment, but the harder part is deploying them […]