Byres Chief Awarded ISA Fellowship

The International Society of Automation (ISA) has announced that it has awarded Eric Byres, the chief technology officer at Byres Security, the honor of ISA Fellow. Elevation to the distinguished grade of ISA Fellow is granted to acknowledge outstanding achievements in scientific or engineering fields as recognized by ISA peers. Byres' achievement was formally recognized at the annual ISA Expo and Awards Gala on October 5th in Houston, USA.

After founding the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Critical Infrastructure Security Centre in 2001, Byres shaped it into one of North America's leading academic facilities in the field of SCADA cyber security. Today, he is internationally recognized a leading expert in the field of critical infrastructure security, SCADA security, and industrial security.

Byres has consulted on major security projects forgovernments, national security agencies, and multinational corporations, and currently co-chairs the ISA S99 Security Technologies Working Group.

Byres Security's flagship product is the Tofino Industrial Security Solution, a hardware and software security system that provides Zone Level Security and helps companies meet ANSI/ISA-99 Standards.