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    Cybersecurity Perspectives LIVE | Houston Experience Center | October 30, 2024

    We’ve put together an all-star lineup of speakers from top-rated companies, all to address the convergence of artificial intelligence, operational technology, and cybersecurity. In this packed afternoon, we'll discuss strategies to recognize and mitigate risk in in a rapidly changing industrial environment.

Where/When:

Cybersecurity perspectives LIVE
Houston Experience Center
3413 North Sam Houston Pkwy W, Houston, TX 77086

October 30, 2024
Doors open at 12:00 noon CST
Presentations begin at 1:00pm CST

Join us for refreshments following the event. 

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KEYNOTE

Industrial Cybersecurity and AI: It’s not who you know, it’s what you know

Eric Hanselman, Chief Analyst, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Managing risk in a modern industrial environment is more complicated than it’s ever been and the impacts of AI are just beginning to be felt. Securing operational technology (OT) elements in an increasingly digitized industrial base has to be a careful mix of security controls and processes. The advent of AI can both strengthen and jeopardize traditional security practices, making it critical to leverage the benefits to constrain the downside risks. To accomplish this, cybersecurity efforts have to engage a broader threat model that encompasses new classes of risks and build effective ways of mitigating them. Much of this is getting much better at the basic security hygiene practices that most still struggle with. Management and access controls need to gear up to protect against a new class of adversaries. Now more than ever, operational awareness, the core of what you know as an organization, is the most important part of cyber defense.
Eric coordinates industry analysis across the broad portfolio of technology, media and telecommunications research disciplines, with an extensive, hands-on understanding of a range of subject areas, including information security, networks and semiconductors and their intersection in areas such as SDN/NFV, 5G and edge computing. Eric helps S&P Global’s clients navigate these turbulent waters and capitalize on potential outcomes. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and a VMware Certified Professional. He is also a frequent speaker at leading industry conferences and hosts the Next in Tech technology podcast.
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RISK MANAGEMENT

Cybersecurity risk management: innovative approaches to threat defense and risk financing

Darlyn A. McDermott, Senior Underwriter and Paul B. Morris, Principal Engineer, HSB

Operational Resilience from cyber security threats has become a critical topic for risk managers exploring mitigations strategies as well as innovative risk financing solutions. This session will share underwriting and technical expertise from insurer HSB, a highly rated insurance company specializing in cybersecurity and equipment breakdown insurance. This session will compare and contrast IT and OT risks and risk management, examine new concerns surrounding artificial intelligence and machine learning and discuss best governance practices for critical infrastructure resiliency, punctuated by real-world threat examples, and actionable recommendations for thoughtful risk transfer and safeguarding of critical infrastructure.

Darlyn specializes in complex classes of risk in the manufacturing, IT/OT cyber and technical services sectors and works directly with OEMs in the production-related ecosystem.  She has 27 years of experience in the insurance industry including extensive experience in property and casualty insurance broking, underwriting, product development, agency distribution, programs sales, risk management and claims litigation.  In 2024 she was named to the Adjutant General’s Homeland Security Civilian and Military Advisory Committee on OT Cyber Security for critical infrastructure resiliency.

Paul manages the risk profiles of data centers--including cryptocurrency mining-- telecommunications, and electronic technology, and biotechnology for HSB.  He is focused on the impact of cyberattacks on those profiles, both from a cyber damage and physical damage point of view.  Paul has been in the IT Technology business for over 46 years including a 36-year career at IBM, where he held multiple technical and management positions, including managing a group developing PKI solutions for payments and certificate authorities.  

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AI FOR CYBERSECURITY DEEP DIVE

Tracking and mitigating malicious behavior and trends using AI 

Wes Malaby, General Manager, Microsoft

In the realm of modern cybersecurity infrastructure, the integration of Operational Technology (OT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Zero Trust principles ushers in a new era of robust defense mechanisms. As OT systems, which manage critical industrial processes, converge with AI-driven analytics, organizations can achieve enhanced operational efficiency and predictive maintenance. AI's ability to process and analyze vast datasets in real-time complements the Zero Trust security model, which mandates stringent verification of every access request. This synergy ensures that even the most covert cyber threats are detected and mitigated swiftly, thus safeguarding vital operations and ensuring the integrity and resilience of connected systems.

Wes is a General Manager at Microsoft where he has been instrumental in advancing the company’s cybersecurity initiatives, particularly in enhancing the security of cloud services and enterprise solutions. His leadership has contributed to the development of innovative security technologies and strategies that protect Microsoft’s vast ecosystem of users and partners. Before joining Microsoft, he served as the Chief Information Security Officer at Phillips 66 and held various positions at ConocoPhillips where he led efforts to strengthen their cybersecurity frameworks and protect critical infrastructure.

With 20 years in the Oil & Gas industry, he has held a variety of technology and leadership roles supporting business enablement across E&P, Refining, Midstream, and Fuels Marketing.

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BREAKOUT SESSION | EARN PDH CREDIT

Practical Cybersecurity for Operational Technology

Matthew Cosnek, Manager, Eaton

Our nation’s critical infrastructure is vital to ensure that communities, businesses, and people can thrive; but it has increasingly been under attack by cyber criminals and nation states, specifically targeting the Operational Technology (OT) and process control systems.  In response the federal government has issued directives, guidance, and even mandates to ensure that these systems are protected.  Cybersecurity language in codes and standards, like the National Electric Code (NEC), have followed.  The purpose of this presentation is to review the cybersecurity language that is being introduced to critical infrastructure industries, like oil and gas, and show practical solutions that can be applied to secure these systems that are so important to our national security. 
Matthew Cosnek received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Calvin College.  Over his 17-year career, Matthew has held various positions in process control industries, including automation controls engineer, turbine mechanical engineer, and for the last 8 years, OT cybersecurity.  Matthew is currently a senior OT cybersecurity expert with Eaton, where he provides guidance and thought leadership on strategies to protect power management and operational technology (OT) systems.  In addition to his engineering degree, Matthew has a master’s degree in business administration from the Katz School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh.
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