Eric Byres
Co-founder and
Chief Technology Officer
Tel. 250-390-1333
Recognized as one of the world's leading experts in the field of critical infrastructure security, and with a background as a process controls engineer, Eric Byres brings a unique combination of deep technical knowledge plus practical field experience to his role as CTO for the company.
Eric has been responsible for numerous standards and best practices for data communications and controls systems security in industrial environments. This was formally recognized in Oct 2009 when the International Society of Automation (ISA) awarded him the very rare honor of ISA Fellow for his outstanding achievements in science and engineering, as recognized by his ISA peers.
Before starting Byres Security, Eric founded the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Critical Infrastructure Security Centre, and shaped it into one of North America 's leading academic facilities in the field of SCADA cyber-security, culminating in a SANS Institute Security Leadership Award in 2006.
Eric has provided security guidance to government security agencies and major energy companies on cyber protection for critical infrastructures. He is:
•Chair of the ISA SP-99 Security Technologies Working Group , which is responsible for the standardization of technologies for Industrial Automation and Control System cyber security
•Canadian representative for IEC TC65/WG13 , a standards effort focusing on an international framework for the protection of process facilities from cyber attack
Eric has a Bachelor of Applied Science degree and is a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.).
Watch Eric in the following videos:
• Securing Industry from Cyber Threats
• The Tofino Industrial Security Solution
See Eric on YouTube at www.youtube.com/tofinosecurity
Eric's professional achievements include:
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Year |
Professional Achievement |
Description |
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2009 |
ISA Fellow |
Awarded by International Society of Automation (ISA), this prestigious honor acknowledges Eric's outstanding achievements in scientific and engineering fields, as recognized by his ISA peers. |
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2006 |
SANS Institute Security Leadership Award |
Awarded for industry-leading innovation in making effective security easier for users. |
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2004 |
ISA Donald P. Eckman Education Award
ISA Standards and Practices Award
BCIT Applied Research Award |
Recognition for an outstanding contribution(s) toward education and training in the science, engineering and technology of instrumentation, systems, and automation.
Presented to recognize and stimulate individual accomplishments and contributions to Standards and Practices in instrumentation, systems, and automation.
Awarded for contributions to security research. |
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2003 |
Congressional Witness: U.S. House of Representatives |
Eric provided testimony to the U.S. Congress on the “Security of Industrial Control Systems in National Critical Infrastructures”. |
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2002
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Advanced Systems Institute (ASI) Fellowship
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Awarded fellowship for industrial network security research
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2001 |
Founder of BCIT Critical Infrastructure Security Centre |
Eric shaped this centre into one of North America 's leading academic facilities in the field of SCADA cyber security. |
Eric's awards for articles and papers include:
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Year |
Publication and Presentation Awards |
Description |
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2009 |
Azbee Award |
Presented by the American Society of Business Publications Editors (ASPBE) for excellence in writing in a business magazine with a circulation of under 80,000, for the article: “Protecting your plant”, August 2008. |
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2005 |
ISA Keith Otto Award |
Presented by the ISA Publications Department to recognize the best InTech magazine article for 2005, for: “Insidious threat to control systems – The move to open standards is letting hackers take advantage of the control industry's ignorance”, by E.J. Byres and L. Lowe; InTech Magazine, January 2005. |
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2001 |
IEEE Outstanding Industry Applications Article |
Presented by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) for the “Outstanding Industry Application Article of 2000” for: “ Designing Secure Networks for Industrial Control”; IEEE Industry Applications Magazine , September/October 2000. |
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1999 |
IEEE Best Paper Award |
Presented by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) for `Best Overall Conference Paper for 1999` at 1999 Pulp and Paper Industrial Applications Conference. |
Download a list of Eric`s more than 60 publications
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