During IAS 2014, IPACSO promoted some Cyber Security Innovations for Industrial Automation and Industrial Control Systems.

IAS was established for companies that are involved in industrial- based process automation and control. Due to the constant evolution of control processes and automation systems, as well as their underlying platforms on which they operate, each day new possibilities are discovered that could pose serious security risks to those systems. IAS aims to inform them about the necessity to secure their systems, and to provide them with best practices and practical and actionable guidelines.

The possibilities offered to manage the systems easier and better, by evolving into modern capabilities ,by equipping them with new functionalities or by
having multiple systems interconnect and work together, poses new challenges in terms of security.

Legacy systems , or underlying IT systems already no longer be maintained for a long period of time can be a major threat . Only fully insulated systems can probably continue to exist , but they also will be subjected to external administration or changes eventually.

For the proper functioning of the business, and to ensure the continuity of the activities it is important to evaluate the potential risks, assess them against
your systems, and take proper counter measures.

IAS presented various models, methods, solutions and security best practices that can be used.