Control System Integrators Association (CSIA)

Discover how you can improve employee morale and retention, reinforce your company culture, and even drive your corporate KPIs during this Emerging Leaders Special Interest Group meeting presented by Tim Nolan and hosted by John Sullivan. You’ll also hear about some company case studies and work on collaborative workshop questions to help you develop your Employee Recognition program with your peers. In addition, you will learn how you can apply observation and response patterns to make communication easier. The meeting will end with some tasks that you can start using today to see some quick results. Come prepared to join the discussion, including cameras and mics on if you can. Note: This meeting will not be recorded, so if you are interested in this topic, register and attend the live event. Link to register in the comments. #employeerecognition #employeeretention #systemintegration

Congratulations to Eric Hayes, PMP and the entire team at SYCON International for earning their recertification! WOW! 😃

Get a break down of the top Network Access Control (NAC) myths – and more in this presentation with Zane Blomgren of Belden Inc. You'll also: 🧠 Learn techniques for effectively communicating NAC benefits to stakeholders and ensure successful adoption and ongoing success. 👂 Hear real-world examples of organizations implementing NAC in complex environments, allowing them to critically assess which strategies best suit their specific organizational needs. 👀 Discover the safe ways to incrementally apply NAC to industrial control systems, including best practice steps to success as well as what to look out for and avoid along the way. Plus, you’ll take a deep dive into how to: 🚀 Get started using adaptive and dynamic access controls for granular security policies regardless of their current network architecture. 🤝 Align NAC with risk management frameworks, correlating network access data with broader security insights. 👍 Address common challenges like unmanaged switches, how to effectively navigate the demands of heterogenous environments and why NAC need not be an all or nothing choice for your ICS environment. Link to recording in the comments.

Spotted: CSIA CEO Jose M Rivera !

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SIs continue to remain positive about the outlook according to the EZ Stats from September. If you are interested in contributing to these results (it's so easy and only takes 5 minutes of your time a MONTH), you can sign up at the link. If you are interested in seeing what other data you can find on a variety of topics -- from HR to profitability -- you can do so at the link as well.

If you are a seasoned control system professional, cybersecurity professional from either OT or IT or a system integrator who wants to understand where and how you can safely implement NAC with a methodology that maintains uptime and business continuity while avoiding common pitfalls, then this presentation with Zane Blomgren of Belden Inc. is for you. Link to register in the comments -- you do not need to be a CSIA member to attend. #cybersecurity #systemintegration #NAC

What kind of raises should you give/get? Do you have a plan in place to mitigate increases in tariffs? Are you ready to tackle the business challenges you might face in 2025? Alex Chausovsky of Bundy Group will help you with all of that and more in his CSIA Virtual Keynote Presentation now available to CSIA members exclusively (as a recording): Economic and Labor Update – What to Expect in 2025 and Beyond. Link in the comments (but it is for CSIA members only so you will need to be logged in).

Congratulations to Dustin Allen and the entire team at Clark Nexsen for achieving their CSIA recertification! 👏 👏 👏

Congratulations to Nicholas Onufrak and the entire team at CEC Controls Company for achieving their CSIA recertification! Amazing. 😍