Autonomous vehicles, but take a slightly different take on it & 2018 AGM:
Part 1: Threats and challenges
- Using the OSI model a filtered through the TCP / IP model – the idea being to look at physical threats (signal interference, etc), datalink (conflicting standards), network, transport, session, presentation and application and some of the challenges across each of those.
- The second half would look at the supporting infrastructure around automation based on that OSI model, such as the communications network, frequency and spectrum, various issues associated with different ways the supply chain be used, etc.
Part 2: less presentation and more discussion focussed
- Looking at the vehicle from the system engineering perspective (nist 800-160)
- Then looking at the systems from a categorization point of view (nist 800-60)
- Then look at the control family element and some of the challenges there
- From there, it would be looking at some of the challenges as we look at targets of evaluation, security objectives and the specific controls (such as you might see laid out in the Nist 800-8?)
Allan McDougall BA BMASc PCIP CMAS CISSP CPP PSP
Allan McDougall has over 25 years infrastructure assurance experience, predominantly within the security management domain with a focus within the transportation industry. He has served within the Canadian Forces (combat engineers), federal public service (including as the manager responsible for Physical Security at CBSA, the Senior Inspector of Ports and Marine Facilities, and with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans / Canadian Coast Guard). He is currently working with a private consulting firm with a focus on the oversight of complex IT Security projects within the transportation sector.
Allan has also been a contributing member of the Institute of Maritime Engineering Science and Technology’s Special Interest Group on the automation of ships and shipping, including work that details several layers of potential threats and operational challenges. In addition to several published articles, he is also the coauthor of Transportation Systems Security and Critical Infrastructure: Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (2nd, 3rd, and 4th editions). He is currently working on his master’s degree within the Infrastructure Assurance domain while working on his 5th book.
He is a proponent of the professionalization of the security domain and holds several certifications from a range of associations. These include, amongst others, the CISSP from IS2 as well as the CPP from ASIS International and the Professional in Critical Infrastructure Professional from the CII. He is also a member of the UK’s Security Institute.
* As there was no Nov. 2018 meeting, the first part of the evening will consist of the 2018 AGM including presenting the financial report and conducting elections for any vacant positions.
