Water Sector Cyber Threat Web Briefing – IT/OT Convergence: The Good, the (not-so) Bad, and the Ugly

Wednesday, June 28, 2023; 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET

Poor working relationships and lack of mutual understanding between IT and OT can contribute to increased cyber risk. How would you describe the culture between IT and OT at your utility – do teams scarcely communicate, occasionally cooperate, or cohesively coexist? This session goes beyond convergence of the technology systems to examine the psychology that contributes to contention or compatibility between IT and OT cybersecurity teams.

Join us on June 28, 2023, for a fireside chat among your peers and members of WaterISAC’s Cybersecurity Advisory Committee as they share experiences and insights from all three perspectives and what worked to bring them to the collaborative environment they enjoy today.

Panelists:

Cynthia Baughman, Water Utilities Technology Director | City of Garland (TX)
Bryon Black, IT Manager | South Coast Water District (CA)
Andrew C. Krapf, Director of Operations Technology | Loudoun Water (VA)

Additionally, CISA and the EPA will join WaterISAC for a brief on the joint Cybersecurity Advisory (Alert Code AA23-144a) regarding the People’s Republic of China State-Sponsored Cyber Actor Living off the Land to Evade Detection (activity tracked as “Volt Typhoon”) and its relevance to the water and wastewater systems sector.

WaterISAC members only.