The Importance of OT Security: The Evolving Threat Landscape – Ken Townsend – CSP #170

Manufacturing environments rely heavily on Operational Technology (OT) systems – such as industrial control systems, supervisory control, PLCs etc. to manage production processes. Compromises of these networks and systems can have devastating consequences, including: • Production disruptions and downtime • Safety hazards: • Data breaches ...
Operational Technology (OT) and the Art of War – Glenn Kapetansky – CSP #168

Operational Technology (OT) security is concerned with protecting embedded, purpose-built technologies enabling our industrial processes. You also may have heard “adjacent” buzzwords like Internet of Things (IOT) and Fog (like “cloud” but close to the ground). OT security has significant challenges in terms of cost/size/weight, capability, ability ...
Responsible Use and Vetting of AI Solutions – Jon Washburn – CSP #162

Responsible use and governance of AI are key issues today, as training data limitations and data retention issues must be addressed. The risk of exposing PII or other confidential data, managing bias, hallucination, misinterpretation risks and other AI considerations are discussed. Fitzgerald, T. 2019. Chapter 4: Emerging Technologies and Trend...
The Business Side of AI – Edward Contreras – CSP #161

Artificial Intelligence: Currently these two words can mean a world of difference to different people. How do you bring this topic to the board, to executives, or to business partners, and help them understand the risks without the FUD or technical language that so often creeps into the conversation? The goal is to engage in an action driven conver...

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