The dangerous blind spot in critical infrastructure cybersecurity
Critical infrastructure, including electric grids, water treatment facilities, transportation networks and industrial plants, is vulnerable to cyberattack.
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, industrial cybersecurity company Dragos. Pioneer in the industrial control system (ICS) threat intelligence and incident response community. For research and focus areas, was inducted into Forbes' 30 under 30 for Enterprise Technology (2016). Course author of "ICS Active Defense and Incident Response" with its accompanying Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Response and Industrial Defense (GRID) certification and the lead author of "Cyber Threat Intelligence" with its accompanying GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI) certification. Former Cyber Warfare Operations Officer tasked to the National Security Agency (NSA), U.S. Air Force. Writes for publications about industrial security, threat intelligence, and cybersecurity. Speaker around the world (RSA, BlackHat, DefCon, SANS). Has testified before the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Creates a weekly technology and security web comic titled Little Bobby.
Critical infrastructure, including electric grids, water treatment facilities, transportation networks and industrial plants, is vulnerable to cyberattack.
Rising cyberattacks on OT systems threaten critical infrastructure. But tailored cybersecurity strategies ensure safety, resilience and continuity.
By analyzing attacks in terms of safety scenarios, cybersecurity teams can both make their responses more robust and more easily communicate threats across an organization

