(CS)²AI Podcast Show: Control System Cyber Security

Derek Harp interviews David Bacque today. David is currently the Vice President of Strategic Development and Director of OT/ICS Cybersecurity at RED Group.  RED Group is an Industrial Control Systems (ICS) technology development and integration firm specializing in Process Automation, IT/OT Consulting, and Industrial Cybersecurity. Dave is an experienced industrial cybersecurity and operation...

Dr. Michael Chipley, the Founder and President of the PMC Group, is the guest for today’s podcast. Dr. Chipley has over 30 years of consulting experience in the areas of Program and Project Management, Cybersecurity, Energy and Environmental (LEED, Energy Star, and Carbon Footprint); Critical Infrastructure Protection and Analysis; Building Information Modeling (BIM) Technology; Base Realignment a...

Today, Derek Harp interviews Susan Peterson Sturm, the Chief Information Security Officer at Cognite.  Susan is a Transformational Operational Technology leader with 20 years of experience in profitably scaling innovative software-based businesses, including automation, IIOT, and cyber security. She has a proven track record of growing and structuring early-stage, profitable digital software-...

Today, Derek Harp interviews Anton Shipulin.  Anton is an Industrial Cybersecurity Evangelist at Nozomi Networks. His primary responsibilities in his current position include working with Nozomi teams and external stakeholders to understand current challenges and threats, enhance best practices, and mitigate risks. He evaluates the industrial environment's security posture, and future technol...

Dave Salwen, the VP of Embedded Systems at RunSafe Security Inc., is the guest for today’s podcast. Dave is a business leader who delivers emerging technologies to commercial and government markets. He achieves the above plan results with products and services for cyber defense, wireless communications, RF sensing, and electronic warfare areas. He has been successful in building highly effective t...

Derek Harp is delighted to have long-time expert thought leader, Daniel Ehrenreich, join him today for another episode in the series of interviews with control system-related cybersecurity leaders. Daniel is from Secure Communications and Control Experts. He is an established industry contributor, educator, teacher, and speaker, known to be detail-oriented with some strongly-held opinions. He is a...

Today’s guest is Danielle Jablanski. Danielle is an OT Cybersecurity Strategist for Nozomi Networks. Danielle was born and raised in Upstate New York and moved to Southern Missouri when she was in high school. Since then, she has moved around a lot and lived and worked in many different places. For the first few years of her career, she got deeply involved in philanthropy and academia. She is a se...

Today, Ron Brash joins Derek Harp for another great episode in the series on security leaders! Ron is the VP of Technical Research and Integrations at aDolus Technology.  Ron Brash is a household name when it comes to ICS/OT cybersecurity and embedded vulnerability research. He was instrumental in creating the datasets for the S4 ICS Detection Challenges, received the Top 40 under 40 award fo...

Derek Harp is happy to have Steve Mustard, President, and CEO of National Automation Inc., joining him on the show today! Steve has been a long-term contributor to the control systems cybersecurity space.  Steve Mustard is a Licensed Professional Engineer (Texas, Kansas) and UK Chartered Engineer with technical development and management experience in process automation and business process r...

We are excited to introduce The Solutions Spotlight, our new format for the (CS)²AI Podcast!  Today’s guests, Lior Frenkel and Andrew Ginter have both been on the show before to share their biographies and personal journeys in our series of interviews with various leaders across the industry in cybersecurity for control systems. Lior is the Co-founder of Waterfall Security, and Andrew is Wate...

Today, Derek Harp is excited to have David Hatchell, the Founder, and Principal of Industrial Cyber Secure, joining him for another episode in the interview series on security leaders. David will soon announce his CEO-ship of a new company dedicated to cybersecurity for the OT space.  David is recognized as one of the top leaders in the field of ICS/(IoT cybersecurity, leading multiple effort...

Derek Harp is excited to have David Brearley joining him today! David is currently the Operational Technology Cybersecurity Director at HDR. David Brearley (GICSP, PMP) is a senior professional associate and the operational technology cybersecurity director at HDR in Charlotte, North Carolina. David has nearly 20 years of international experience providing IT and OT (operational technologies/indus...

We have another interesting episode in our series of interviews with cybersecurity leaders and practitioners in the industrial controls systems or operating technology space. Derek Harp is excited to have Ron Indeck, the CEO of Q-Net Security, and a Director, Founder, and Technology Advisor to Exegy and VelociData joining him on the show.  Ron grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and got his de...

Derek Harp is excited to have Rob Garry joining him on the show today! Rob is currently the Executive Chief Engineer and VP of Product Security at GE Power.  Rob is an experienced Chief Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the oil & energy industry. He is skilled in Power Plants, Root Cause Analysis, Power Systems, Renewable Energy, and Engineering. He is a strong finance p...

Derek Harp is happy to have Ted Greene, the Chief Operating Officer at Network Perception, join him today!  Ted is a Visionary Leader with a strong customer focus. He has a proven record of creating high revenue growth businesses that create shareholder value through new product introduction, identifying new market opportunities, leveraging opportunities with existing customers, solution-orie...

Derek Harp is happy to have Brian Foster, the GMS Security Lead at Southern California Edison, joining him on the show today!  Brian Foster is a highly-skilled former Controls Engineer turned OT Cyber Security expert turned Security Leader. He has multiple degrees in engineering and years of experience in managing and leading within the OT Cyber Security field.  Brian is a well-rounded i...

Today, Derek Harp is excited to be talking with Sean McGurk, the Executive Director of Global Cyber Security Operations at Las Vegas Sands Corp.  Sean McGurk is a man of many talents! He has walked a long and interesting road with many different stops in the world of cybersecurity! He has served in various roles in the federal government, military, and private sector, focusing on information...

Derek Harp is happy to have Art Conklin, another legendary ICS control systems cybersecurity figure joining him on the show today!  Art is an experienced Information Systems Security professional. He has a background in software development, systems science, and information security.  He is qualified with CISSP, GICSP, GRID, GCIP, GCFA, GCIA, GCDA, CSSLP, CRISC, and Security+. His specia...

Derek Harp is happy to welcome Pascal Ackerman as his guest for today’s podcast! Pascal is a security professional, focused on industrial control systems and he's currently the Sr Security Consultant for Operational Technology - Threat & Attack Simulation at GuidePoint Security. He has a Master’s of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE/CE). He has had 18 years of experience in indust...

Today, we've got a special episode to highlight a really neat initiative that’s been in the works for awhile. My guests are Bryson Bort and Tom VanNorman. Bryson is the Founder of SCYTHE, a start-up building a next generation attack emulation platform, and GRIMM, a cybersecurity consultancy, and Co-Founder of the ICS Village, a non-profit advancing awareness of industrial control system security....

Derek Harp is happy to have Wanda Lenkewich, the Founder and CEO of Chinook Systems joining him on the podcast today! Wanda Lenkewich harnesses her subject matter expertise in engineering and construction, lifecycle commissioning, and facility management to advance the security and resiliency of critical infrastructure. She is the CEO of Chinook Systems Inc., leading an interdisciplinary team dedi...

Derek Harp would like to invite you, the listener, to next week’s (CS)²AI Online Symposium on Secure Control Systems for Smart Manufacturing. Manufacturing is a critical sector that forms a large portion of the American economy. It has over twelve-million workers and currently has 2.3 trillion dollars of output in the US alone!  The symposium will be in two parts: Part 1 will take place on We...

Derek Harp is excited to have Vivek Ponnada, the Regional Sales Director for Nozomi Networks, joining him for another episode in the series on security leaders! Vivek was also a long-time contributor at GE. Vivek Ponnada has over 23 years of experience in Industrial Control Systems. He currently serves customers in Western Canada for Nozomi Networks with market-leading OT and IoT Security & Vi...

The S4 Conference is one of the pinnacle events of the year for anyone interested in hearing deep subject matter experts speak. It is definitely worth attending if you are not formally part of the (CS)²AI community. Today, Derek Harp shares a short podcast he created after attending the 22nd S4 Conference, held from the 19th to the 21st of April this year. Dale Peterson is the Founder, Creator, an...

Derek Harp is happy to have Patrick Miller joining him today for another episode in the Security Leaders series! Patrick is a well-known legend in the ICS cyber security space. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Ampere Industrial Security. ( www.amperesec.com ) Patrick Miller has dedicated his career to the protection and defense of critical infrastructures. As President and CEO o...