The IPC Cybersecurity Standard

Join the CALCE/SMTA Counterfeit Parts and Materials Symposium 2022 for this and other informative presentations

Watanabe Hiroyuki

NEC

Abstract: Cyberattacks can have an impact on business that is comparable to natural disasters, but differ in that it is not easy to find, or understand damage caused by malicious intent. At first glance, an infected device may behave normally. There again, devices that are It is therefore difficult to grasp the extent of damage caused by a breach of cybersecurity-related to manufacturing.

Though traditional cybersecurity is focused on the IT network, cyberattacks in manufacturing mainly originated in the shop-floor (OT) network, which until now, has received relatively little consideration for security. We are currently working at IPC to materialize a standard that defines actions to be taken, specifically related to the OT network. Before production is performed, it is necessary to make a list of the potential targets for attack, identifying data that affects the outcome of a manufactured product in any way, followed by conducting detailed impact analysis, and then, continuous monitoring of the points.

When considering detection-response-recovery, the key issue is how to quickly communicate any successful incidents throughout the supply chain. The focus is therefore to have a simple, secure, and effective mechanism for transmission of key information in real-time, rather than rely on traceability for post-event analysis.

This presentation will introduce this initiative, indicating how this standard contributes directly to the avoidance of counterfeit products entering the market.

Bio: Watanabe Hiroyuki is currently an Executive Director Global Security of NEC Corporation. In 2020, he joined the Board of Directors in Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits. He has been a visiting researcher at the Center for Rule-Making Strategies at Tama University since 2018.

Watanabe Hiroyuki is responsible for business in a wide variety of network infrastructures from major carriers to SMEs. He is engaged in launching SDN (Software Defined Networking) business and expanding the market. He is also involved in creating disseminating and enlightening the future of the manufacturing industry from the perspective of national security and the international economy.