Show notes
Why you should listen:
- Hackers are targeting critical infrastructure and there’s an urgent need for smarter cybersecurity defenses to protect Operational Technology.
- The best practices to defend against attacks on utilities.
- Why there is no such thing as “taking down the whole US grid.”
Five Key Quotes:
- “How can you secure what you don’t even know you have? If you don’t even know what you have down to some level of detail...you’re not going to be in a good position to defend it.” - Andy Bochman
- “The most senior person with the word cyber in their title ideally is at least at the VP level.” - Andy Bochman
- “You have to not only understand how the attacker can gain access to your network but ultimately gain access to the accounts that are most valuable – where are those crown jewel accounts?” - Sarah Freeman
- “IT and OT needs to be merged …the problem is cyber is here to stay and everybody needs to take part in this security process.” - Sarah Freeman
- “The government is most interested in who conducted the attack... The fact that there are two parties here with differing interests is a core issue.” - Sarah Freeman
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