Workshop Details:

Date
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Time
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM (CDT)
Location Name
Rendezvous Room
Full Address
110 N Elgin Avenue, 6th Floor
Tulsa, OK 74120
United States

Agenda:

  • 1:30 pm Arrivals and Welcome / Fortinet OT Overview, Vision and Strategy
  • 2:00 pm Defense in Depth Using the Fortinet OT Security Platform
  • 2:30 pm Break
  • 2:45 pm Hands-On Workshop
  • 4:15 pm Closing Remarks
  • 4:30 pm Move to Terrace for Happy Hour

Followed by a Tulsa Drillers Game at ONEOK Field for those interested in joining us!

  • 6:00 pm Doors Open at ONEOK Field
  • 7:00 pm First Pitch! Tulsa Drillers vs. Corpus Christi

What You'll Learn:

  • Traditional and modern segmentation methods for operational environments including the risks associated with a flat network architecture.
  • Segmentation practices to support compliance with NIST, IEC 62443 and other operational cybersecurity frameworks.
  • Applying and enforcing access control policies with the FortiGate Next Generation Firewall.
  • Dynamically assigning role-based controls to group applications, link data, and limit access to specific groups in order to fortify OT defenses providing fine-grained control that adjusts access based on continuously assessing the trust of devices and users.
  • Configure virtual patching through IPS and industrial protocol visibility and security, plus implementing deception techniques to protect OT.

Presenter:

Erik Anderson
Erik Anderson
Systems Engineer
Fortinet

Erik Anderson is a technology professional with over 20 years of experience, 15 of those years were spent designing and leading security technology initiatives in the Oil & Gas and Manufacturing sectors. In his work with customers, his focus is on definitively linking business requirements with modern security architectures and frameworks. Erik has firsthand experience securing oil field operational technology in the United States, Brazil, Africa, and Asia. He is now with Fortinet, as a Director of Operational Technology, providing solutions and education to companies seeking to improve their critical infrastructure security posture.



Carlos Sanchez
Carlos Sanchez
Manager, OT SSE
Fortinet

Carlos-Raul Sanchez is a technologist with 32 years of experience in network, telecommunications, and critical infrastructure security. Carlos specializes in simplifying complex business problems with a pragmatic application of technology. With master’s degrees in computer science, business administration, and a wide range of experience ranging from US Air Force, DOD contractor, and O&G IT security, he is known for securing critical infrastructure worldwide. He spent 15 years leading teams securing oil fields in the United States and offshore assets in the Gulf of Mexico, Western Africa, Brazil, and South China Sea. Now with Fortinet, he is the senior director of operational technology, providing solutions and education to companies seeking to improve their critical infrastructure security posture.