IAEA conference tackles cyber-security in nuclear realm

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conducted the International Conference on Computer Security in a Nuclear World last week at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, to analyze and discuss the growing role that cyber security has in nuclear security. “Computer security and nuclear security must be a continual and holistic process, but it does not need to be a solitary process,” Conference President Jazi Eko Istiyanto said. Read More »

IAEA says nuclear facilities must be protected against cyberattacks

Reports of actual or attempted cyberattacks on the nuclear industry occur almost daily, and it is vitally important that nuclear facilities are protected against these malicious intrusions, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano said in opening remarks at the agency’s International Conference on Computer Security in a Nuclear World that began today in Vienna. Read More »