As operational technology (OT) environments continue to digitally innovate, Internet of Things (IoT) or industrial IoT (IIoT) device use has exploded creating a new target-rich digital landscape for the bad actor.  Today, meters, gauges, sensors and control systems from multiple vendors coexist and are all connected to the network, increasing process efficiency and expanding the attack surface. During this brief, we will investigate the top five trends that influence cybersecurity challenges for operational technology. 

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The future of work for leaders includes strategies to solve big problems and being adaptable to change. This quick session will be focused on high priorities and lessons learned with strategies every leader can use to build cybersecurity resilience in their business.

As OT systems become more connected for driving productivity and enabling remote workforces, this introduces a whole new level of cyber security threats to what was once an air-gapped network. The ICS equipment experts will discuss the impacts and how their control systems are evolving in light of increasing security needs for end users. 

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In the past, Industrial control networks had been physically segmented and isolated from the internet to limit cyber breaches. Today, with the increasing connectivity between systems and processes to the outside network to improve efficiency and support Work From Anywhere (WFA) strategy, companies are facing unprecedented cyber threats. Even in an air gap environment, it is not uncommon to see staff or equipment vendors using external flash drives or laptops to upload contents to a controller during maintenance, exposing the systems to malware attack.

In this session, you will learn why secure remote access should be part of your cyber security strategy and how you can implement it effectively.

Today, organizations are adopting defence in depth strategy to strengthen their OT security posture in response to the increasing ransomware attacks.  However, the deployment of many point products to add layers of security for holistic protection has led to system complexity, affecting network latency and incident response time. 

In this session, you will learn how a robust platform can simplify your security strategy and improve network performance.

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As operational technology (OT) environments continue to digitally innovate, Internet of Things (IoT) or industrial IoT (IIoT) device use has exploded creating a new target-rich digital landscape for the bad actor.  Today, meters, gauges, sensors and control systems from multiple vendors coexist and are all connected to the network, increasing process efficiency and expanding the attack surface. During this brief, we will investigate the top five trends that influence cybersecurity challenges for operational technology. 

OT security is not just about technology. To effectively build cyber resilience into an OT network, organizations have to consider the 3 elements - people, process and technology when making changes to the existing OT security infrastructure.  The industry panelists will discuss about the OT/IT team challenges, technology and how they maintain cyber resilience and stay ahead of the curve. Joe Robertson focuses on two key elements to OT Security: visibility and segmentation.

Panel:

Moderator:

The future of work for leaders includes strategies to solve big problems and being adaptable to change. This quick session will be focused on high priorities and lessons learned with strategies every leader can use to build cybersecurity resilience in their business.

As OT systems become more connected for driving productivity and enabling remote workforces, this introduces a whole new level of cyber security threats to what was once an air-gapped network. The ICS equipment experts will discuss the impacts and how their control systems are evolving in light of increasing security needs for end users. 

Moderator:

In the past, Industrial control networks had been physically segmented and isolated from the internet to limit cyber breaches. Today, with the increasing connectivity between systems and processes to the outside network to improve efficiency and support Work From Anywhere (WFA) strategy, companies are facing unprecedented cyber threats. Even in an air gap environment, it is not uncommon to see staff or equipment vendors using external flash drives or laptops to upload contents to a controller during maintenance, exposing the systems to malware attack.

In this session, you will learn why secure remote access should be part of your cyber security strategy and how you can implement it effectively.

Today, organizations are adopting defence in depth strategy to strengthen their OT security posture in response to the increasing ransomware attacks.  However, the deployment of many point products to add layers of security for holistic protection has led to system complexity, affecting network latency and incident response time. 

In this session, you will learn how a robust platform can simplify your security strategy and improve network performance.

Closing Session.

This session highlights some of the ransomware tools and techniques used in OT attacks and ransomware as a service. Learn how you can level up the defense and protect your organization from these attacks through  segmentation, micro segmentation, email protection, sandboxing and many more.

An integrated and connected supply chain is the back-bone of many industries. In this session, we examined the cyber threats that are impacting supply chains today and how you can build operational resiliency and stay ahead of breaches.

Allowing remote access into the OT environment is a double edge sword. On one hand, it allows OT engineers to effectively and efficiently carry out their mission. On the other hand, it expands the attack surface area. Currently, most remote access uses IPSec VPN to secure access into the organisation. However, VPN also allows access to the entire organisation internal network. Leveraging on Fortinet’s Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), access is only allowed to specific application without direct access into the organisation internal network . Join us and find out more on how Fortinet can help secure your remote access effectively.

Andrew will be presenting on the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act amendments and their ramifications for critical infrastructure operators.  As governments around the world head toward regulations and laws for critical infrastructure operators,  there are some core capabilities and security controls that global cyber security standards mandate.  Organisations that have commenced their security journey with a program of work aligned to one of the information security standards will already have core competency and capability with many requirements.  Compliance with regulations can be achieved by understanding the requirements ensuring people, process and technology are appropriately deployed and in line with relevant standards.

Most organizations with Operational Technology (OT) networks are concerned about expanding attack surface and advanced threats. Fortinet provides a comprehensive solution to secure critical assets for organizations by providing integrated visibility, control, and response capabilities to support security standards such as NIST--Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover. The global OT Market opportunity are estimated at $8 ~ 14B by 2022 and the average deal size for OT is between $250K and $1M+  with multi-site, multi-year agreements. To capture this market, Fortinet strongly believes strongly in collaborating closly with partners. Come join our session to understand how partners like you can benefit from our ecosystem.