Cybersecurity has become a significant and credible threat to process safety. The consequences of cyber-attacks are well understood for business networks (e.g. data theft, ransomware, denial of service), but for Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) there is the potential for even more severe consequences because IACS control physical systems in the real world. Case studies will be used to demonstrate how cyber-attacks on IACS can cause damage to equipment, the environment, and safety. This webinar will examine how cybersecurity is impacting process safety, considering the impact of cybersecurity events on traditional strategies for safeguarding and risk assessment, and will also introduce key steps for managing cybersecurity risk.
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How is Cybersecurity Changing Process Safety?
Recording Date: November 2025
About the Presenter:
Paresh Kerai
Mr Kerai is a strategic technology and infrastructure engineer who has worked with leading-edge cyber security and threat intelligence solutions for both Industrial Control Systems and Enterprise networks. He has extensive experience, including an academic and practical deep understanding of computer and network security. He has skills aligned with enterprise and industrial cyber security solutions focusing on SCADA/ICS security. He has also led cybersecurity risk assessments within the energy sector.
With over a decade of computer, network security, and industrial control system experience, Paresh continues to research emerging technologies being developed globally within the cybersecurity domain and actively attends and speaks at cybersecurity conferences.
Paresh has consulted with various organisations, both in the private and government sectors. He is passionate about threat intelligence, threat hunting computer and network forensics, wireless security, IoT devices, security and infrastructure architecture reviews and operation technology security.