LOGIIC – Linking the Oil and Gas Industry to Improve Cyber Security

LOGIIC is a unique collaborative forum (initiated by the US Department of Homeland Security) where government and industry are focusing on cyber security issues for the oil and gas industry that are best addressed collaboratively. The needs of the infrastructure owners and operators are driving the formation of projects, supported by government and independent experts. The forms for future collaboration are currently being established, and new projects will be forthcoming.

One such project was the the LOGIIC 2005-2006 Correlation Project.

The LOGIIC Correlation Project was a 12-month technology integration and demonstration project jointly supported by industry partners and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T). The project demonstrated an opportunity to reduce vulnerabilities of oil and gas process control environments by sensing, correlating and analyzing abnormal events to identify and prevent cyber security threats.

A detailed description of the LOGIIC Correlation Project can be downloaded from here.

This collaboration model between Government and industry can be similarly applied to other industry sectors.