OT Cybersecurity Virtual Summit

Breaches continue to climb despite billions invested in cybersecurity. Are companies investing in the right security priorities? Former CEO Bob Dudley reflects on protecting one of the largest energy companies and mandates for today’s leaders.

McBride weighs in on the imperatives of a successful org structure with an emphasis on arguably the most universal OT security challenge—people. Hear insights on hiring, training and organizing for success.

With thousands of new security technologies available (and more being added), where should you invest your money and confidence? This session will discuss the current vendor landscape and what executives should consider before inviting market newcomers to be a part of their security stack.

What is the best SOC build model and why? During his career, Souza has seen them all. Listen in as he hosts a peer-to-peer discussion on the pros and cons of these two SOC models.

Showing project progress progressively is a challenge we hear echoed across industry lines. We’ll discuss how to balance the speed of business, the speed of progress and the key to keeping business operation owners engaged.

How and what you communicate to your board and CEO are critical skills for security executives. Gain expert advice on how to report performance, vulnerabilities, cyber resilience and more to leadership.

The announcement of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative has industry questioning the role public-private partnerships could play in protecting their org. We’ll discuss the fundamental components to build a strategy that drives collective defense.

Cybersecurity has rapidly shifted toward the use of SOAR Tools for discovery, detections, workflows, and more. Discussion points include existing automations focused on operations and future scenarios supported by machine-speed automated actions.

Day two of a transformation project is almost always challenging. Join Operation: Next summit alum, Ruud Gal, for an insightful perspective from his peers on resolving tensions between stakeholders and the art of building relationships.

Successful project execution starts and ends with buy-in. Get advice from this expert panel on how to converse with and align leadership (reasonable skeptics) and security (zealous advocates) to achieve a common goal.

Learn how a diversified energy company built a cyber governance structure that works. We’ll cover cyber risk mitigation through daily operations, measuring progress towards cyber resilience, and strategies for engaging the ELT in the process.

Explore new ideas about the key inputs needed to design a zero-trust environment. We’ll discuss why this evolving view evokes varied reactions among stakeholders and how to manage the conversation.

Join our discussion on the greatest threats to OT networks, thoughts on network segmentation and anomaly detection as mitigators, and breakthroughs in network visibility and threat intelligence standardization and sharing.

Hear first-hand how our OT security pros are challenging traditional ways of using IEC 62443 to prove IT/OT cybersecurity and resilience of IoT is not a paradox. Plus, an exploration of the role of Business Continuity Management in OT.

Accenture OT security pros team up for a frank—and spirited—discussion on common resilience myths we tell ourselves and why they’re holding us back. Regulations, tools, insurance and architecture are all on the table.

In an environment where introducing new tools can bring new risks, moving to the cloud can be a double-edged sword. Hear how leading organizations are tackling cloud migration challenges to get security results that hold up.

What role could/should automation play in the future state of critical infrastructure security management. Join our speakers as they use their OT Security and Defense expertise respectively to debate the consequences of automation—good and bad.

Government and industry leaders discuss the U.S.’ 100-day cybersecurity sprints, what’s next for hardening the most vulnerable critical infrastructure, and strategy for developing cyber standards in a heightened geopolitical threat environment.