Protection of Critical Infrastructure and the use of Electronic Access Control Systems

Prominent physical security specialist, Marc Weber Tobias will be speaking at HITBSecConf2009 - Dubai this month where he will be detailing new attacks against critical national infrastructure.

The presentation will include a detailed review regarding the protection of high security facilities, including airports and aircraft, power transmission facilities, and computer server rooms. The emphasis will be on liability and security issues that may result from an undue reliance on certain high security locking systems and technology. He will discuss a number of misconceptions and why these facilities may be at risk, even with some of the most sophisticated physical access hardware and software.

Specific problems inherent in conventional locking hardware will be the primary focus, together with an analysis of high security mechanical locks and electronic access control systems produced by many of the Assa Abloy companies. These technologies include, among others, the Cliq®, Logic®, and NexGen®. The security representations of certain manufacturers will be analyzed, and potential vulnerabilities in these high-tech systems will be explored, together with the liability that may flow to users if these systems are circumvented.L33tdawg: There's only 2 more weeks to go before our online registration closes and about 40+ seats available for the conference. Further details on Marc's presentation is here