On 5 November, Steve Vickers, CEO of Steve Vickers and Associates (www.stevevickersassociates.com), participated in the "Securing the Future: Converging Physical, Cyber and ICT Security for Critical Infrastructure” Seminar, co-organised by Hong Kong’s leading security associations: Information Systems Audit and Control Association, The Hong Kong Security Association and the American Society for Industrial Security

This landmark event was the first of its kind to unite physical and digital security disciplines in addressing Hong Kong’s Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer Systems) Ordinance (Cap. 653, or PCICSO). The Seminar examined the following major topics:

• Engineering Resilience: Zero Trust, AI Governance and Secure-by-Design Critical Systems;
• Next Generation Security Operations: Strengthening Co-ordination, Readiness and Real-World Response Across Modern Security Environments; and
• Governance in Practice: the Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer Systems) Ordinance, Global Standards and Accountability.

Steve talked about the areas of accountability which most commonly break down when a serious incident occurs. He also shared his views on what boards and executive teams might establish in advance so that command, investigation, evidence and communications reinforce one another rather than compete.