When automation solutions for implementing functional safety become the target of hacker attacks, safety and security must go hand in hand. A joint strategy must therefore be developed for the future. The web session will explain how this can work and what needs to be considered.

Carsten Gregorius, Senior Specialist in Product Marketing Safety and Dr. Lutz Jänicke, Corporate Product & Solution Security Officer at Phoenix Contact, welcome you to the presentation "Safety meets Security - why cyber security is a basic requirement for functional safety".

Date: November 26, SPS Connect - 4:15 - 4:35 p.m.

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About the speakers

Dr. Lutz Jänicke studied electrical engineering at the Technical University in Berlin. After completing his doctorate, he initially worked as a senior engineer at the Brandenburg University of Technology in Cottbus. In 2002, he then moved to Innominate Security Technologies AG (now Phoenix Contact Cyber Security GmbH), a competence center for industrial cyber security, where he led the development work.
Since 2016, Dr. Jänicke has been responsible for the cyber security of products and solutions at Phoenix Contact as Corporate Product & Solution Security Officer.

Dr. Jänicke is a recognized expert in security technologies and has been involved in many open source projects. He is active in various committees and bodies dealing with IT security for automation applications, including deputy chairman of DKE UK 931.1 "IT security in automation technology", the German committee for IEC 62443.

Carsten Gregorius is Senior Specialist in Product Marketing Safety at Phoenix Contact.

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Carsten Gregorius, born in 1969, initially worked as an expert for machine safety at TÜV after studying electrical engineering, where he was responsible for testing and certifying machines and safety components as well as advising on the Machinery Directive and ATEX. He then held various positions at well-known companies with a focus on "functional safety".

He has been a Senior Specialist in Product Marketing Safety at Phoenix Contact since 2011. In the course of his more than 20 years of experience, he has been active in various standardization committees (including ISO 13849 and IEC 62061) and as a speaker at seminars on machine safety. He is the author of many specialist articles on the Machinery Directive, risk assessment and functional safety.