This invitation-only Roundtable will be a closed-door discussion of the business challenges of integrating IT and OT to protect cyber-physical systems.
Expert Guest
Randy Benn – Subject Matter Expert
Randy began his career as a Communications and Computer Systems Officer in the US Air Force. After transitioning to the civilian world, he worked for a consulting organization specializing in global Internet and data center infrastructure. Eventually, he went to Cisco, where he spent over 26 years as an instructor, collaboration specialist, and IoT Solution Architect supporting US Federal Customers. In his current role at Claroty, Randy is an OT Security Solution Engineer supporting the US Federal sales team.
Randy enjoys volunteering as an industry mentor for high school and college students competing in cyber competitions, including Cyber Patriot and the National Cyber League. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Math and Computer Science from Bloomsburg University and a Master of Business Administration from Old Dominion University.
Agenda:
- Introduction of the parties
- Discussion Topics
- Business challenges related to integrating IT and OT
- Have you integrated IT with OT?
- Is the process still ongoing?
- What is your endgame?
- Does OT as an organization still exist, or has IT absorbed it?
- Conclusions
- Networking with Peers
