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 an experienced world traveler who has lived in various parts of the world. He is also a writer, safety advocate, father, and grandfather 

In this episode of the (CS)²AI Podcast, Daniel shares his backstory and discusses his education, career journey, and years of experience in the industry. 

You will gain a lot from this episode if you are you are considering an occupation in the cybersecurity space. Stay tuned to get Dan’s advice and learn from his many years of experience in the field.

Show highlights:

• In 1983, Daniel was selected by an Israeli component vendor to be a subject matter expert for lithium batteries in the USA.
• While at university, Daniel earned an income fixing televisions.
• How SCADA systems got developed by Motorola in Israel in the mid-1980s.
• Why Daniel believes SCADA security should happen on the level of architecture and not on the PLC component level.
• Cybersecurity came up for Daniel toward the end of the twenty years he spent with Motorola.
• Daniel dives into his current areas of focus.
• Daniel discusses the power of giving and receiving mentorship.
• Daniel talks about his training classes and explains why he is detail-oriented.
• Why Daniel believes IT and OT should never converge.
• Some advice for engineers or others considering joining the cybersecurity industry.
• The difference between IoT and IIOT.
• Daniel talks about the ICS Cybersec conference he has coming up in Israel in November.