In episode 197 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson sits down with Ben Wilcox, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at ProArch; and Ed Skoudis, President of SANS Technology Institute. Together, they discuss artificial intelligence (AI), operational technology (OT) data, and how understanding creates the foundation for AI-ready OT data.

Here are some highlights from our episode:

  • 00:54. Introductions to Ben and Ed
  • 02:16. How we understand and integrate AI into OT environments
  • 04:30. How OT diverges from information technology (IT) in data responsibilities
  • 05:23. Opportunities for AI to assist OT
  • 06:33. The importance of meeting OT systems where they are
  • 08:10. A passive and incremental approach that respects the operations machines are doing
  • 12:29. Efficiency gains, public safety improvements, and other benefits of AI-ready OT data
  • 17:47. What lifecycle management, asset hierarchies, and governance look like for OT data
  • 22:14. The promise of AI to help to make OT environments understandable
  • 23:19. A team sport: How IT and OT can work together to understand assets and data
  • 28:38. The need for translation in IT-OT communication
  • 29:01. Recommendations for how to make OT data AI ready

Resources

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