The Industrial Security Podcast
PI Media
Your lights are on, your car runs, because industrial systems work 24/7 to keep our lives ticking. But what happens when those systems—the very pillars of modern society—are threatened?Hosted by Nate Nelson and Andrew Ginter, The Industrial Security Podcast takes a deep-dive into the most pressing emerging issues in SCADA technologies today. But don't just take our word for it: each new episode of the show features a leading voice in the world of industrial control systems security. You'll hear from executives, engineers, researchers and more, each with their own unique take on what's wrong with how we do things today, and how to fix it.ICS security is complicated. Here is where it all comes together.
Episodes
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Feb 22, 2022 • 47min
Complete Rewrite - API 1164 Rev 3 [The Industrial Security Podcast]
Functional vs operational safety, profiles, deep connections to IEC 62443 and more. Tom Aubuchon, Principal Consultant at Ethosecure Consulting and Suzanne Lemieux, Director Operations Security and Emergency Response Policy at the American Petroleum Institute join us to look at API 1164 Rev 3 - a complete rewrite of a pioneering cybersecurity standard.
Feb 7, 2022 • 54min
Security vs Compliance & other NERC CIP insights [The Industrial Security Podcast]
Which is better - security or compliance? Suzanne Black of Network Security Technologies brings a new perspective to this old question and covers a lot of other ground in the latest NERC CIP standards.
Jan 24, 2022 • 39min
Architecting Next Gen OT Security [The Industrial Security Podcast]
Safety, insiders, external attacks, remote access, zero trust and more. Serkan Yusuf at Applied Risk explores a new report based on a survey of over 1000 industrial security practitioners.
Jan 10, 2022 • 42min
2021 Attacks & Predictions for 2022 [The Industrial Security Podcast]
A special episode where Nate and Andrew look back at what we can learn from cyber attacks on industrial sites in 2021 and what we should expect to come at us in 2022 and 2023.
Dec 20, 2021 • 40min
We Were Always Connected [The Industrial Security Podcast]
Graham Speake (semi-retired) reflects on a career in industrial security. He points out industrial networks were always connected and observes that we should all get more credit for material improvements in industrial security and security technologies in the last 2-3 decades.
Dec 1, 2021 • 46min
Stronger & Faster - ISA/IEC 62443 [The Industrial Security Podcast]
Eric Cosman, co-chair of the ISA SP-99 committee, shares his expertise in industrial cybersecurity and the evolving IEC 62443 standards. He discusses how experience is shaping these standards to adapt to the Industrial Internet of Things. The importance of a risk-based approach tailored to different industries is highlighted, along with the dynamic nature of cybersecurity threats. Eric emphasizes the need for community engagement in enhancing security measures, urging public participation to drive improvements in industry practices.
Nov 17, 2021 • 49min
How Lenses Blind Us [The Industrial Security Podcast]
"Lenses" are preconceived notions that limit our ability to evaluate and accept solutions. Dr. Art Conklin from the University of Houston joins us to look at lenses in industrial security and what to do about them.
Oct 31, 2021 • 48min
Mergers & Acquisitions - Rapid Change [The Industrial Security Podcast]
Change is a risk in industrial operations, but at least on the security side of things, rapid change is the order of the day when connecting an acquisition to a new owner's infrastructures. Anthony Morrone and Marianne Swarter of Level5Cyber join us to look at issues and solutions for mergers, acquisitions and divestitures of industrial operations.
Oct 12, 2021 • 46min
Automating Vulnerability Handling - a Promising New Standard: CSAF [The Industrial Security Podcast]
Vulnerability handling costs a lot of time and effort - finding the announcements, evaluating them, comparing to our systems, planning & managing deployment and more. Jens Wiesner of the German BSI joins us to explore a new standard that promises to automate much of this task - the Common Security Advisory Framework.
Sep 29, 2021 • 1h 2min
Big Picture Risk - A How-To [The Industrial Security Podcast]
Ernie Hayden joins us to walk through the big picture of risk assessment as documented in his new book - Critical Infrastructure Risk Assessment. The book is a "how-to" for assessing risks ranging from hurricanes to safety systems to cyber attacks.
