The Bishop's Banter

The Bishop's Banter

By Ari Novikoff, MCPS , CSETechnology
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The Bishop's Banter episodes

  • Episode 6: 2030 Vision: The Reslience Roadmap and Top 10 Takeaways

    Our final episode of Season 1, we take a look at what we've learned, how we can continue on the Resilience Roadmap, and the top 10 lessons (takeaways) from our season.

    If you want to be a part of a peer roundtable discussion in Season 2, hit me up on LinkedIn.

    https://linkedin.com/in/anovikoff

    Chapter List:

    Chapter 1: A Year Later at Rivermount Components

    Chapter 2: What Changed - Process, People, Tech

    Chapter 3: Mini-Vignette 1: Medical Device "Steriline Instruments"

    Chapter 4: Mini-Vignette 2: Oil and Gas "DeltaFlow Midstream"

    Chapter 5: The Reslience Roadmap

    Chapter 6: Top 10 Takeaways from Season 1 and Special Offer


    15 min
  • Episode 5: People, Process, Panic - The Human Side of Incident Response

    In this episode, we explore what happens when a single wrong handle froze a weld cell at a Tier-2 auto supplier. Not malware, just a human under pressure. If you run a plant, a shift, or a P&L, this one’s for you.


    Chapter 1 - The Rivermount Components Incident

    Chapter 2 - Why Smart People Make Frantic Choices

    Chapter 3 - Incident Command That Fits a Tier-2 Plant

    Chapter 4 - Training That Sticks

    Chapter 5 - Culture Tools That Reduce Errors

    Chatper 6 - The 72-Hour Skill-Drill Challenge

    17 min
  • Episode 4: Compliance Countdown - Audit-Proofing OT Resilience

    Join us for the 4th episode as Prairie Provisions, a regional ready-meal producer gets a surprise visit from the FDA inspectors...


    Segment 1: The Surprise

    Segment 2: The Compliance Landscape

    Segment 3: Building the Evidence Engine

    Segment 4: The 10-Minute Live Drill

    Segment 5: KPI Dashboards for Auditors

    Segment 6: Take-Home and 48-Hour Action Plan

    Outtro: Next Episode Hint

    14 min
  • Episode 3: Edge-to-Cloud Architecture and Predictive KPIs That Spot Failures Before They Happen

    In this episode, we're getting away from the gloom and doom of the industry. Instead, we're going to discuss ways to minimize the disuption by planning for it.


    • Edge-to-Cloud in Plain English
    • From Objectives to Predictive KPIs
    • Field Stories That Saved Real Money
    • 48-Hour Action Plan
    • Key Takeaways and CTA


    Bonus: Here's the link to download the JSON file for creating a Grafana KPI Dashboard.


    10 min
  • Episode 2: Ransomware on the Shop Floor - Bridging IT/OT

    Welcome to the second episode of The Bishop's Banter!


    "It’s 02:47 AM at Riverbend Foods. Conveyors dead. HMIs frozen. A blinking red banner reads: 'Your files are encrypted.'"


    In this episode we look at:

    • The Midnight Hit
    • How the Bad Guys Got In
    • Counting the Cost
    • The IT/OT Divide in the War Room
    • Hardening the Stack
    • Take-Home and 48-Hour Action Plan



    11 min
  • Episode 1: The Invisible Profit Drain: Quantifying OT Downtime

    Welcome to the first episode of The Bishop's Banter!


    "Silence on a production line isn't tranquility, it's profit evaporating."


    In this episode we look at:

    • Sticker-shock numbers - the real cost of downtime.
    • Why OT downtime hurts deeper than IT
    • A few moves toward mitigation
    • KPI cheat-sheet and real-time dashboards
    • Quick wins to take away



    11 min

About The Bishop's Banter

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The Bishop’s Banter is a fast-paced, no-fluff podcast for people who keep the world’s production lines turning.