SCADA systems are being attacked and making headlines. However, this is not news, or is it? There is a lot of new found "buzz" around attacking SCADA and defending SCADA. Technology has evolved and many systems are Internet connected and more advanced than ever. Water, power, electric, manufacturing all have SCADA.

Justin Searle is a Managing Partner of UtiliSec, specializing in Smart Grid security architecture design and penetration testing.

Joel Langill is the SCADAhacker. His expertise was developed over nearly 30 years through in-depth, comprehensive industrial control systems architecture, product development, implementation, upgrade and remediation in a variety of roles covering manufacturing of consumer products, oil and gas including petroleum refining, automation solution sales and development, and system engineering.

Dale Peterson is the founder and CEO of Digital Bond, a control system consulting and research practice. He performed his first SCADA assessment in 2000, and Dale is the program chair for the S4 conference every January in Miami Beach.

Patrick Miller provides services as an independent security and regulatory advisor for the Critical Infrastructure sectors as Partner and Managing Principal of the Anfield Group.