Lessons from the School of Security Hard Knocks

Today's guest is Mubarik Mustafa, OT/ICS Cybersecurity Consultant at ACET Solutions.

In this episode, Mubarik discusses ACET Solutions and his role there, the current state of OT/ICS security, the major threats, the challenges of OT security over IT security, his background as a Process Automation Network engineer, what keeps him up at night, and as always, his toughest lesson learned. 

Today's guest is Matt Harless, Director of the Cyber Fusion Center at Carrier.

In this episode, Matt discusses Carrier and his role there, what a day in the life is like, TMR (Tactical Mitigation Response), the importance of continuous improvement, the Veterans cohort program he is starting with SANS, the similarities and differences between working at a financial company versus an industrial OT product provider, how his role has changed from working in cyber threat intelligence to becoming director of the Cyber Fusion Center, what threats keep him up at night, and as always, his toughest lesson learned. 

Today's guest is Chet Namboodri, SVP Business Development at Nozomi Networks.

In this episode, Chet discusses Nozomi Networks and his role there, the state of OT and IoT security, which national security risks are posed, how OT differs from IT, product differentiation, how his career background impacted his current role, what he deems the largest security threats, and as always, his toughest lesson learned. 

Today's guest is John Krzeszewski, Engineering Manager of Cybersecurity at Eaton. 

In this episode, John discusses Eaton and his role there, his role as chair of the SAE Vehicle Cybersecurity Systems Engineering Committee and co-convener with ISO on post ISO/SAE 21434, what security concerns keep him up at night, zero-day attacks, what core issues they are working to solve, Eaton's commitment to sustainability, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.

Today's guest is David Scott, Cyber Division Deputy Assistant Director at the FBI.

In this episode, David discusses his time in the military to his past roles and now current role in the Cyber Division at the FBI, his current main priorities, who the FBI coordinates with to prevent cyber attacks, who the bad actors are, how he got his start in cyber, new tools and technologies in development, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.

Today's guest is John Deskurakis, Chief Product Security Officer at Carrier.

In this episode, John discusses Carrier and his role there, how Carrier is making the world a safer place, what its buyer and customers expect from them, managing software supply chain risk, the risks and benefits associated with open source software, his work with Security Industry Association and ISAGCA, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.

Today's guest is Matthew Bohne, VP & Chief Product Cybersecurity Officer at Honeywell.

In this episode, Matthew discusses Honeywell and his role there, what "secure by design" means to him, the importance of ISA/IEC 62443, how he builds the best environment/culture possible, how product security differs amongst organizations and customers, his advice for young professionals, how he got his start, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.

Today's guest is Jake Norwood, Cyber Security Delivery Executive at Booz Allen Hamilton.

In this episode, Jake discusses Booz Allen and his role there, the top security concerns clients face, the differences between cybersecurity in the US versus the EU/UK, what surprised him the within the field, what advances in threat intelligence are needed, how his volunteer work in Poland impacted his career, what security issues keep him up at night, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.

Today's guest is Andrew Kling, Industry Automation VP Cybersecurity & Product Security Officer at Schneider Electric.

In this episode, Andrew discusses Schneider Electric and his role as Industry Automation VP Cybersecurity & Product Security Officer, the key to managing a large cybersecurity portfolio, the necessity of security, elevated risk, addressing software supply chain risk at Schneider Electric, the Executive Order and SBOM, the adoption and integration of open source, his major security concerns, what keeps him up at night, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.

Today's guest is Rick Tiene, VP of Government and Critical Infrastructure at Mission Secure.

Need a crash course in the importance of OT? Today's your lucky day! In this episode, Rick discusses Mission Secure and his role as VP, OT cyber vulnerabilities, how protecting IT differs from protecting OT, software security supply chain from an OT perspective, how homeland security challenges have changed since 9/11, some high-risk examples of OT cybersecurity breaches, what security problems keep him up at night, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.