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A successful backup is reassuring, but can your team actually restore a critical system when production is on the line?Dino sits down with Hannah Bergin and Jack Mansfield of Macrium Software to explore what recovery looks like in manufacturing environments, from fragile legacy Windows machines to isolated networks and plant systems with different owners.They discuss why backup and recovery should be considered during system design, how IT and OT teams can share responsibility without losing sight of safety and production, and why documentation, training and recovery drills matter as much as the technology itself.Whether the disruption comes from a cyber incident or a failed drive, the conversation offers practical questions to help plant leaders and security teams prepare before something goes wrong.Chapters:(00:00:00) The risk of untested backups(00:03:00) Backup and recovery for industrial systems(00:06:00) On premises backup for isolated OT networks(00:09:00) Backup retention and recovery objectives(00:12:00) Building a disaster recovery program(00:15:00) Balancing plant control and enterprise oversight(00:19:00) Recovery by design for OEMs and integrators(00:23:00) Funding OT security through capital projects(00:27:00) Testing recovery before a disruptionLinks And Resources:Want to Sponsor an episode or be a Guest? Reach out here.Industrial Cybersecurity Insider on LinkedInCybersecurity & Digital Safety on LinkedInBW Design Group CybersecurityHannah Bergin on LinkedInJack Mansfield on LinkedInDino Busalachi on LinkedInCraig Duckworth on LinkedInThanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Industrial Cybersecurity Insider? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube to leave us a review!

Your plant has monitoring tools. But is anyone watching what they find?Dino Busalachi sits down with Justin Carlson, Chief Strategy Officer at Kasm, to talk about one of the biggest challenges in manufacturing cybersecurity: a shrinking pool of people who understand both the plant floor and security. They explore when managed services make sense, what decisions should always stay with your own team, and why buying more tools is not enough.The conversation also covers consolidating remote access into a single controlled entry point, keeping vendors and integrators aligned, protecting legacy systems without disrupting production, and funding OT cybersecurity through capital projects so security becomes part of the work instead of an unplanned expense.For CISOs, CIOs, plant managers, and engineering leaders, the takeaway is practical: know what is in your environment, keep that inventory current, and use your next plant project to become more secure.Industrial Cybersecurity Insider brings practical conversations on securing manufacturing and critical infrastructure.Chapters:(00:00:00) Industrial Cybersecurity Insider: Securing Industrial Operations(00:01:00) Kasm’s Origins and Ephemeral Computing Environments(00:04:00) Secure Remote Access and the OT Workforce Gap(00:07:00) Consolidating Plant Access and Protecting Legacy Systems(00:11:00) Funding OT Cybersecurity Through Capital Projects(00:17:00) Managed Services and the Business Case for Outside Expertise(00:20:00) Browser Based Access and Third Party Oversight(00:24:00) AI, Cyber Threats, and Manufacturing Downtime(00:31:00) Asset Inventory, Capital Planning, and Taking ActionLinks And Resources:Want to Sponsor an episode or be a Guest? Reach out here.Industrial Cybersecurity Insider on LinkedInCybersecurity & Digital Safety on LinkedInBW Design Group CybersecurityJustin Carlson on LinkedInDino Busalachi on LinkedInCraig Duckworth on LinkedInThanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Industrial Cybersecurity Insider? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube to leave us a review!

Your plant can be running exactly as expected and still have blind spots that put production, process, and people at risk.Dino Busalachi and Kevin Kumpf break down the gaps most leaders never see: new equipment arriving with outdated firmware, vendors making changes nobody tracks, and process data that gets collected but rarely watched. Using refrigeration systems and manufacturing floors as examples, they show why monitoring has to connect security with uptime, maintenance, and the cost of a missed warning.They also challenge the belief that encryption or network isolation is enough, explain where AI helps and where it still needs human judgment, and make the case for getting integrators, OEMs, IT, and operations into the same conversation.Three questions every plant leader should be able to answer: Do you know what normal looks like in your plant? Who can change it? And who will notice when something starts to drift?Follow Industrial Cybersecurity Insider for practical conversations on protecting production, people, and uptime.Chapters:(00:00:00) Why OT Attacks Put Business Continuity at Risk(00:03:00) Industrial Network Design and the Visibility Gap(00:07:00) Vendor Access, AI Data Collection, and Third Party Risk(00:10:00) Outdated Firmware and Accountable Remote Maintenance(00:13:00) Why AI Patching Needs Human Oversight in OT(00:17:00) Process Data, Industrial Espionage, and Operational Value(00:23:00) Choosing Integrators Who Understand Your Plant(00:28:00) Building Monitoring Into New Equipment and Projects(00:34:00) Backup Gaps and the Case for Managed OT Services(00:38:00) Getting IT and OT to Share ResponsibilityLinks And Resources:Want to Sponsor an episode or be a Guest? Reach out here.Industrial Cybersecurity Insider on LinkedInCybersecurity & Digital Safety on LinkedInBW Design Group CybersecurityDino Busalachi on LinkedInCraig Duckworth on LinkedInThanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Industrial Cybersecurity Insider? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube to leave us a review!

Most manufacturers have an incident response plan. Few have tested it at 2 AM on a Sunday, with a skeleton crew and the people who know the equipment best nowhere to be found.Fresh from the ICS Cybersecurity Conference in Nashville, Craig Duckworth and Dino Busalachi compare notes on what keeps industrial organizations from being ready for a real attack. The risk today goes beyond ransomware. It's attackers who blend into normal plant activity, process data that quietly exposes your intellectual property, security tools that never get used after the sale, and teams that still work in separate camps.Craig and Dino talk through why IT, plant floor teams, system integrators, and equipment builders need to operate as one technology team, why new projects are the best place to build security in, and why passing an audit is not the same as being secure. They also look at how AI is speeding up both attacks and defenses, leaving manufacturers less time to react.If you lead a plant, an engineering team, or a security program, this conversation will help you answer one question: if your plant was hit tonight, who makes the first call and who's on the other end receiving the call?Listen now and share it with the people who own your plant floor.Chapters:00:00:00 Incident response plans must work outside office hours00:01:00 Inside the OTICS Cyber Security Conference00:02:00 Threat actors living in the normal00:04:00 Why process data can expose intellectual property00:07:00 The gap between tools, skills, and operating practice00:08:00 Moving beyond the IT and OT divide00:11:00 Why technology adoption matters after the sale00:12:00 Building security into projects from the start00:15:00 Defense in depth and protecting critical assets00:17:00 Practicing incident response when it counts00:19:00 Bringing integrators and asset owners to the table00:20:00 Authority, accountability, and the CISO challenge00:23:00 CMMC, continuous monitoring, and process data00:24:00 Artificial intelligence changes the threat timeline00:27:00 Asset discovery and security baselines00:29:00 Checking a box versus improving the environment00:32:00 Staying ahead through collaboration and readinessLinks And Resources:Want to Sponsor an episode or be a Guest? Reach out here.Industrial Cybersecurity Insider on LinkedInCybersecurity & Digital Safety on LinkedInBW Design Group CybersecurityDino Busalachi on LinkedInCraig Duckworth on LinkedInThanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Industrial Cybersecurity Insider? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube to leave us a review!

You passed the audit. The tools are installed. None of it means your plant is secure.Most industrial cybersecurity plans are written far from the equipment they're meant to protect. The tools are purchased but never fully operationalized. Critical equipment stays unseen. And the plant teams who know it best are the last to see the data.In this compilation episode, Craig Duckworth, Dino Busalachi, and Ian Bramson of Black & Veatch cover:Why security tools sit unused, and what that costsWhy plant teams need access to security dataWhat real IT and OT collaboration looks likeWho responds first when something goes wrongWhy compliance isn't securityHow to prioritize risk while protecting safety and uptimeStrong security programs are built with the people closest to the equipment. Is yours?Chapters:(00:00:00) The hidden gap in OT asset visibility(00:04:00) Why plant teams need access to security data(00:08:00) The cost of an unoperationalized cybersecurity tool(00:10:00) What IT and OT convergence really means(00:14:00) Bringing system integrators into the conversation(00:18:00) Who responds first when an industrial incident happens(00:22:00) Compliance, residual risk, and real world security(00:26:00) Risk prioritization for utilities and industrial operators(00:30:00) Build security into new projects from the startLinks And Resources:Want to Sponsor an episode or be a Guest? Reach out here.Industrial Cybersecurity Insider on LinkedInCybersecurity & Digital Safety on LinkedInBW Design Group CybersecurityDino Busalachi on LinkedInCraig Duckworth on LinkedInThanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Industrial Cybersecurity Insider? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube to leave us a review!

Dino sits down with Matt Pike of Rockwell Automation for an honest conversation about why industrial cybersecurity still stalls out inside so many plants, and it has very little to do with technology. Matt walks through his path from onsite IT support at a large automotive manufacturer into OT security, and explains why modern security principles keep colliding with legacy systems that were built to run untouched for fifteen or twenty years. The two dig into the real reason the IT and OT gap has not closed, why CISOs often reach for a familiar tool instead of a strategy, and how Rockwell approaches visibility in a fully vendor agnostic way across Siemens, Honeywell, Emerson and everything else sitting on a plant floor. They also get practical about the pieces most teams skip: secure by design language inside RFQs and integrator contracts, response and recovery plans that almost nobody has written, and the funding question of who actually pays for security when a capital project lands. Matt shares what he is seeing from attackers using AI to speed up reconnaissance and rewrite ransomware around detection, and why the air gap most plants believe in disappears the moment data reaches a historian. His closing advice cuts through the noise: stop buying tools and start with an asset visibility strategy, because you cannot secure what you have never actually seen.Chapters:(00:00:00) Matt Pike's path from IT support into OT security(00:03:00) Why the IT and OT gap still has not closed(00:06:00) When leadership thinks a tool will fix a people problem(00:09:30) Vendor agnostic visibility down to the asset layer(00:11:00) Secure by design on greenfield and brownfield projects(00:14:00) The incident response plan nobody wrote(00:17:30) AI on the plant floor and what it actually requires(00:20:00) How attackers are already using AI(00:22:30) The air gap myth and east/west blind spots(00:27:30) Funding security through the capital projectLinks And Resources:Want to Sponsor an episode or be a Guest? Reach out here.Industrial Cybersecurity Insider on LinkedInCybersecurity & Digital Safety on LinkedInBW Design Group CybersecurityDino Busalachi on LinkedInCraig Duckworth on LinkedInThanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Industrial Cybersecurity Insider? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube to leave us a review!

Safety starts with a goal. So should cybersecurity.Craig Duckworth sits down with Shankar Somasundaram, CEO of Asimily and former head of Symantec's IoT business, to explain why plant floor cybersecurity is a safety issue, not an IT expense. They cover why industrial cybersecurity programs stall after the tool is purchased, how to start with a goal instead of a solution, and why fixing the biggest risks first beats trying to secure everything at once.The conversation also covers network segmentation mistakes, AI as both a helper and a new threat to critical infrastructure, protecting legacy OT and IoT equipment without disrupting production, watching traffic inside the plant, what drives cybersecurity maturity, and what OT security market consolidation means for manufacturers.Shankar's three takeaways for your next budget cycle:Cyber risk is safety riskStart with the goalVisibility and fixing the problem are one program, not twoChapters:(00:00:00) Cybersecurity is patient safety, operational safety, plant safety(00:00:45) Meet Shankar and the four pillars behind Asimily(00:03:50) Why OT security projects stall after the tool is purchased(00:06:20) Start with a goal, not a solution(00:09:20) Exposure management and the segmentation myths that slow teams down(00:11:45) AI as enabler and attacker inside critical infrastructure(00:15:40) Collecting data on legacy OT and IoT without disrupting operations(00:18:20) North south, east west, and the flow data most teams skip(00:20:00) Does maturity come from size, budget, or management(00:24:20) Consolidation in the OT market and the advice Shankar leaves behindLinks And Resources:Want to Sponsor an episode or be a Guest? Reach out here.Industrial Cybersecurity Insider on LinkedInCybersecurity & Digital Safety on LinkedInBW Design Group CybersecurityShankar Somasundaram on LinkedInAsimilyDino Busalachi on LinkedInCraig Duckworth on LinkedInThanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Industrial Cybersecurity Insider? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube to leave us a review!

This highlight episode pulls the sharpest moments from past conversations into one continuous argument about why industrial cyber risk keeps escalating and why so many programs stall before they start. Craig Duckworth and Dino Busalachi open with a number that should stop any executive team cold: one manufacturer lost roughly $500 million in valuation inside 60 hours, and that loss had nothing to do with lost production. From there the conversation gets practical. They explain why a plant floor security program cannot be run entirely from the data center, why asset inventory and communication flow mapping must come before any discussion of segmentation, and what distinguishes warranted traffic from unwarranted traffic within a control system environment. Jim Cook joins to break down the difference between a flat network and what the team calls a super flat network, where drives, flow meters, robots, and business systems all share the same space. Together, they make the case that zero trust in operational technology must be built from the bottom of the stack upward, using what they describe as the bucket approach, rather than layered over the plant with enterprise tooling that nobody on site knows how to operate. The episode closes on ownership: who is accountable, who the plant manager actually trusts, and why the people who design and build the machines belong in the room from day one. If you are responsible for production uptime and for protecting the assets that create it, this one is a fast tour of the decisions that matter most.Chapters:(00:00:00) A $500 Million Valuation Loss In 60 Hours(00:01:00) Why Industrial Cyber Risk Is More Urgent Right Now(00:03:00) Why IT Cannot Secure The Plant Floor Alone(00:05:00) Asset Inventory And Communication Flows Come First(00:07:00) Building A Defensible Architecture In OT Environments(00:09:00) Flat Networks Versus Super Flat Networks(00:11:00) The Bucket Approach To Segmentation(00:14:00) Vetting A Cybersecurity Partner The Right Way(00:16:00) Tabletop Exercises With The Executive Team(00:19:00) Who Actually Owns Industrial CybersecurityLinks And Resources:Want to Sponsor an episode or be a Guest? Reach out here.Industrial Cybersecurity Insider on LinkedInCybersecurity & Digital Safety on LinkedInBW Design Group CybersecurityDino Busalachi on LinkedInCraig Duckworth on LinkedInThanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Industrial Cybersecurity Insider? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube to leave us a review!

Most plants are running production on infrastructure nobody wants to touch. Somebody installed it years ago, that person is long gone, and the standing rule is to leave it alone so it keeps working.In this episode, Dino sits down with Jeff Slapp, cofounder, CTO and head of produduct development at SteelDome, to talk about what it would take to change that. Jeff has spent almost 30 years building and running data centers, starting with VMware back in 1998, and he admits that until recently he couldn't have properly defined OT, even though control systems, safety systems, and fire suppression were around him the entire time.They dig into why so many manufacturers still have hundreds of standalone HMIs, why a capital project is the real moment to think about security, and why IT/OT convergence rarely shows up in practice the way everyone talks about it. Jeff also walks through what it means to stand up a full production platform, complete with secure remote access, in about 90 seconds instead of nine months.They close on the reality that this is a people problem more than a technology problem, and why AI on the plant floor will only be as good as the foundation it runs on.Chapters:(00:00:00) If technology is not saving time, money, or mistakes, what is the point?(00:01:12) Jeff Slapp's 30-year journey from early VMware to co-founding SteelDome(00:04:35) What a universal infrastructure operating system means for the plant(00:06:24) An IT veteran admits OT was around him the whole time, and he never saw it(00:10:03) Legacy plants, standalone HMIs, and the "nobody touches it" problem(00:13:22) Kasm and secure application delivery: the missing third layer(00:18:04) Time to value: a full production platform in 90 seconds, not nine months(00:21:56) Democratizing infrastructure and where AI meets industrial security(00:25:14) Secure by design: build cybersecurity into the capital project(00:28:38) Asset inventory gaps, the IT/OT convergence myth, and closing thoughtsLinks And Resources:SteelDome WebsiteJeffrey Slapp on LinkedInWant to Sponsor an episode or be a Guest? Reach out here.Industrial Cybersecurity Insider on LinkedInCybersecurity & Digital Safety on LinkedInBW Design Group CybersecurityDino Busalachi on LinkedInCraig Duckworth on LinkedInThanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Industrial Cybersecurity Insider? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube to leave us a review!

Manufacturing cybersecurity can't succeed when IT acts as the enforcer and OT sees security as an obstacle to production. CyberHoot founder Craig Taylor joins Dino Busalachi to explain why punishment-based awareness programs create resistance, how positive reinforcement can turn employees into an active layer of defense, and why cyber preparedness belongs beside safety, quality, uptime, and availability as a core plant metric. They discuss the overlooked role of system integrators and machine builders, the danger of unmanaged laptops and remote access, the false comfort ofair-gappedd systems, and the growing risk that AI poses to aging industrial technology. Craig also shares a simple framework called PAR, which means pause, assess, and report, and makes the case for short, practical training that rewards people for speaking up before a mistake becomes a shutdown.Chapters:(00:00:00) Why IT should empower OT(00:05:18) Connecting cyber awareness to plant uptime(00:10:04) The missing role of system integrators(00:15:07) Building a culture that rewards reporting(00:20:01) Legacy equipment, limited resources, and better incentives(00:24:06) Vulnerable plants and the air gap myth(00:29:07) Treating cybersecurity like plant safety(00:34:00) The personal value of cyber literacyLinks And Resources:Want to Sponsor an episode or be a Guest? Reach out here.Industrial Cybersecurity Insider on LinkedInCybersecurity & Digital Safety on LinkedInBW Design Group CybersecurityCraig Taylor on LinkedInFor 20% Off CyberHoot 1st Year, mention Industrial Cybersecurity InsiderDino Busalachi on LinkedInCraig Duckworth on LinkedInThanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Industrial Cybersecurity Insider? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube to leave us a review!