Tough Times In The OT Security Job Market

Tough Times In The OT Security Job Market

There was one sour note amongst the good feelings as the S4 community met in early March - - some were missing because they had been laid off. Talented, innovative professionals who had their choice of jobs not too long ago.  The OT security job market faced a...

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The Security Floor … Not Secure By Design

The Security Floor … Not Secure By Design

It hit me during Megan Samford’s bullish comments on Secure By Design at the S4x24 Closing Panel. She believed it was possible to specify a minimum set of required security configuration parameters, development processes and security controls. While Megan referred to...

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Gem: Minimal Viable Delivery Objective

Gem: Minimal Viable Delivery Objective

This week a gem in the deluge of mostly repetitive cyber security information and initiatives coming out of the US Government. The President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology (PCAST) issued their Strategy For Cyber-Physical Resilience. A lot of it is...

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Volt Typhoon Is New Status Quo For ICS

Volt Typhoon Is New Status Quo For ICS

Note: this article was triggered by a Dragos report and briefing Tuesday on Volt Typhoon (they call it VOLTZITE) and its potential future impact on cyber/physical systems. The real message, the key takeaway on Volt Typhoon for those running critical infrastructure ICS...

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SEC Fines, Software Liability & Possible Consequences

SEC Fines, Software Liability & Possible Consequences

Actions have consequences, intentional and unintentional. Last year the SEC provided specific cybersecurity disclosure rules. the Commission adopted final rules that will require public companies to disclose both material cybersecurity incidents they experience...

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Support Vendor Laptops Continue To Be A Challenge

Support Vendor Laptops Continue To Be A Challenge

Most asset owners who have been working on OT security for 5+ years have dealt with the removable media risk. My preference is USB drives and other media dedicated to the OT environment; never used on another network. All needed software / firmware is brought through...

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OT Security Unicorns

OT Security Unicorns

Aileen Lee coined the term Unicorn ten years ago.  Unicorn: a  VC-backed startup that has grown to be worth $1B+ within ten years. Aileen, now the Founder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures, recently wrote the worth reading article Welcome...

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US Government: Guidance, Regulation, or Services?

US Government: Guidance, Regulation, or Services?

There has been a deluge of guidance and services, and a growing desire to regulate, coming from the US Government in the last two years. A portion of that has been aimed at OT and ICS security. CISA has led the way in volume since Jen Easterly became Director. The...

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